Gaugamela

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. a village in Assyria, where in 331 BC Alexander the Great defeated the Persians under Darius III

Pronunciation

/ˌɡɔɡəˈmilə/

Word forms

Gaugamela

Etymology

From Latin Gaugamēla, from Ancient Greek Γαυγάμηλα (Gaugámēla).

Derived words

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