Cannae

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Can·nae

(kăn′ē)

An ancient town of southeast Italy where Carthaginians under Hannibal defeated the Romans in 216 bc.

Cannae

(ˈkæniː)

(Placename) an ancient city in SE Italy: scene of a victory by Hannibal over the Romans (216 bc)

Can•nae

(ˈkæn i)

n.

an ancient town in SE Italy: Hannibal defeated the Romans here 216 B.C.

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Cannae - ancient city is southeastern Italy where Hannibal defeated the Romans in 216 BC

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

Italia, Italian Republic, Italy - a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD

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The Cannae Pro Gear Transport Duffel hauls all our peripheral range gear on our shooting sessions.

SONIC SIGNATURES, SENSIBLE SPEEDS: SLOW .22's, FAST .22's, FASTER .22's: ALL HAVE THEIR PLACE IN THE RIMFIRE SCHEME OF THINGS

I cannae imagine Mrs Ritchie let loose on an AK-47.

Derren is pushing his luck with stunt

A moggy cannae tear its hair; Instead I'm sendin' These helpfu' lines in Scottish verse.

Oswald has say on threat to his home

I just shot three rounds over my ma's grave and you cannae charge me with anything.

Drunk traveller told police 'you can't arrest me, I'm a gyppo' after he fired gun over mum's grave; Paul Couse said shooting a volley at a graveside was a tradition

Cannae holds majority and minority equity investment stakes in a number of entities, including Ceridian, American Blue Ribbon Holdings, LLC and T-System Holding LLC.

Cannae Holding portfolio company submits draft registration statement for initial public offering

Recently, Cannae Holdings (CNNE), the majority owner and operator of 99 Restaurants, provided preliminary sales results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 relative to 99 Restaurants.

J. Alexander's urges shareholders to vote in favor of 99 Restaurants acquisition

and Fidelity National Financial Ventures (FNFV) which has rebranded to Cannae Holdings, Inc.

Fitch Upgrades Fidelity National Financial's Ratings; Outlook Stable

NYSE: FNF) has completed the split-off of Cannae Holdings, Inc.

Deal snapshot: FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL, CANNAE HOLDINGS COMPLETE SLIT-OFF

In an attempt at closure, Cannae, the company formed by Guido Fetta, designer of the Cannae Drive engine--another relativistic thruster but, according to Fetta, not like the EmDrive--announced plans in an August press release to launch a thruster on a miniaturized 6U cubesat satellite.

To boldly and relativistically go

Ranking as the most massive, most luminous star within 10,000 light-years of us, Eta Cannae has baffled astronomers ever since it unexpectedly ejected a vast shell of matter in the 1840s.

Eta Carinae's X-ray Pulse

The NASA scientists determined that the Cannae Drive produces 30 to 50 micronewtons of thrust, less than 0.