Hannibalic

adjective

Han·​ni·​bal·​ic

¦hanə¦balik

variants or less commonly Hannibalian

-¦bālyən,

-lēən

: of or relating to the Carthaginian general Hannibal

Word History

Etymology

Hannibal †183 b.c. Carthaginian general who made war against Rome + English -ic or -ian

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