Search Result for "actium": 
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. an ancient town on a promontory in western Greece;

2. the naval battle in which Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian's fleet under Agrippa in 31 BC;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Actium \Actium\ n. 1. naval battle where Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian's fleet under Agrippa in 31 BC. [WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Actium n 1: an ancient town on a promontory in western Greece 2: the naval battle in which Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian's fleet under Agrippa in 31 BC