aegadean isles Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun a group of islands off the west coast of Sicily in the Mediterranean
   Aegates; Isole Egadi; Egadi Islands; Aegadean Islands.
   
2. noun 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
   Aegates Isles.
   

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