issus

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Issus
    n 1: a battle (333 BC) in which Alexander the Great defeated the
         Persians under Darius III [syn: {Issus}, {battle of Issus}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Issus \Issus\ prop. n.
   A battle (333 BC) in which Alexander the Great defeated the
   Persians under Darius III.

   Syn: battle of Issus.
        [WordNet 1.5]

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