Associations to the word «Hannibal»

Wiktionary

HANNIBAL, proper noun. A male given name of mostly historical use. Most notably borne by the the Carthaginian general Hannibal Barca.
HANNIBAL, proper noun. A city in Missouri: Hannibal.

Dictionary definition

HANNIBAL, noun. General who commanded the Carthaginian army in the second Punic War; crossed the Alps and defeated the Romans but was recalled to defend Carthage and was defeated (247-182 BC).
HANNIBAL, noun. A town in northeast Missouri on the Mississippi River; boyhood home of Mark Twain.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley