aegadean isles

1. A group of islands off the west coast of Sicily in the Mediterranean (synset 108802757)
   is an instance of: island - a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
   is a part of:

   • sicilia, sicily - the Italian region on the island of Sicily
   • mediterranean, mediterranean sea - the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia
   same as: aegadean islands, aegates, egadi islands, isole egadi
2. Islands west of Sicily (now known as the Egadi Islands) where the Romans won a naval victory over the Carthaginians that ended the first Punic War in 241 BC (synset 101271126)
   is an instance of: naval battle - a pitched battle between naval fleets
   is a part of: punic war - one of the three wars between Carthage and Rome that resulted in the destruction of Carthage and its annexation by Rome; 264-241 BC, 218-201 BC, 149-146 BC
   same as: aegates isles

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