hippo : Idioms & Phrases

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augustine of hippo

  • noun (Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian church; after a dramatic conversion to Christianity he became bishop of Hippo Regius in North Africa; St. Augustine emphasized man's need for grace (354-430)
    Saint Augustine; St. Augustine; Augustine.
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caranx hippos

  • noun fish of western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
    jack crevalle; crevalle jack.
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hippo regius

  • noun an ancient Numidian town in northwestern Africa adjoining present-day Annaba in northeastern Algeria
    Hippo.
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