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Hannibal

Definitions: Hannibal

Hannibal

Noun

1. General who commanded the Carthaginian army in the Second Punic War; crossed the Alps and defeated the Romans but was recalled to defend Carthage and was defeated (247-182 BC).

2. A town in northeast Missouri on the Mississippi River; boyhood home of Mark Twain.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

"Hannibal" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a lord", "a possessor".

Date "Hannibal" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references)

 

Abbreviations & Acronyms: Hannibal

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.

EntrySourceExpressionField

HANNIBAL

EnglishHigh altitude network for the needs of integrated border-crossing applications and linksN/A

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Specialty Definition: Hannibal (town), New York

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Hannibal is a town located in Oswego County, New York. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 4,957.

Geography


According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 116.0 km² (44.8 mi²). 116.0 km² (44.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.0 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.04% water.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there are 4,957 people, 1,760 households, and 1,307 families residing in the town. The population density is 42.7/km² (110.7/mi²). There are 1,962 housing units at an average density of 16.9 persons/km² (43.8 persons/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 98.00% White, 0.22% African American, 0.44% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.46% from other races, and 0.75% from two or more races. 0.89% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 1,760 households out of which 41.1% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.3% are married couples living together, 11.7% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 25.7% are non-families. 18.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.81 and the average family size is 3.16. In the town the population is spread out with 30.5% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 34 years. For every 100 females there are 101.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 99.6 males. The median income for a household in the town is $35,278, and the median income for a family is $38,355. Males have a median income of $33,083 versus $23,667 for females. The per capita income for the town is $16,344. 15.3% of the population and 13.6% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 20.3% are under the age of 18 and 17.4% are 65 or older.



Hannibal (village), New York

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Hannibal is a village located in Oswego County, New York. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 542.

Geography


According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.0 km² (1.1 mi²). None of the area is covered with water.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there are 542 people, 213 households, and 138 families residing in the village. The population density is 183.6/km² (476.5/mi²). There are 235 housing units at an average density of 79.6 persons/km² (206.6 persons/mi²). The racial makeup of the village is 98.89% White, 0.55% African American, 0.37% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.18% from two or more races. 0.55% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 213 households out of which 33.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.8% are married couples living together, 11.7% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 35.2% are non-families. 26.8% of all households are made up of individuals and 14.1% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.54 and the average family size is 3.16. In the village the population is spread out with 26.4% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 37 years. For every 100 females there are 88.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 89.1 males. The median income for a household in the village is $33,333, and the median income for a family is $50,556. Males have a median income of $32,292 versus $20,875 for females. The per capita income for the village is $16,345. 13.0% of the population and 6.6% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 12.9% are under the age of 18 and 20.9% are 65 or older.



Hannibal, Missouri

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Hannibal is a city located in Missouri. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 17,757.

History and landmarks

It is the hometown of Mark Twain and the setting of his The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Historical sites related to Mark Twain and sites depicted in his fiction have become an important part of the towns legacy.

Hanibal was also the birthplace of singer and actor Cliff Edwards ("Ukelele Ike").

Geography

Hannibal is located at 39°42'15" North, 91°22'39" West (39.704065, -91.377378)1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 39.1 km² (15.1 mi²). 37.8 km² (14.6 mi²) of it is land and 1.2 km² (0.5 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 3.12% water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there are 17,757 people, 7,017 households, and 4,554 families residing in the city. The population density is 469.3/km² (1,215.3/mi²). There are 7,886 housing units at an average density of 208.4/km² (539.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 90.61% White, 6.57% African American, 0.35% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.25% from other races, and 1.79% from two or more races. 1.13% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 7,017 households out of which 32.5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.0% are married couples living together, 13.6% have a female householder with no husband present, and 35.1% are non-families. 30.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 15.0% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.40 and the average family size is 2.98.

In the city the population is spread out with 25.8% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 86.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 81.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $29,892, and the median income for a family is $37,264. Males have a median income of $30,677 versus $20,828 for females. The per capita income for the city is $16,902. 14.1% of the population and 11.3% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 18.2% are under the age of 18 and 10.8% are 65 or older.

External links

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Hannibal (town), New York."

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Crosswords: Hannibal

English words defined with "Hannibal": Battle of Lake Trasimenus, battle of Trasimeno, battle of Zama ♦ Cannae ♦ Fabian policy, Flaminius ♦ Gaius Falminius ♦ Hasdrubal ♦ Lake Trasimenus, Livy ♦ Publius Cornelius Scipio, Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major ♦ Scipio, Scipio Africanus, Scipio Africanus Major, Scipio the Elder ♦ Titus Livius, Trasimeno ♦ Zama. (references)
Specialty definitions using "Hannibal": 13074 ♦ 63401 ♦ Capua ♦ Fabian Tactics, Fifteen decisive Battles ♦ Sword of Rome ♦ Vanity. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Hannibal" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Dutch (Hannibal), French (Hannibal).

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Modern Usage: Hannibal

DomainUsage

Screenplays

It's quite pleasant if you're Hannibal Lector. (Ace Ventura: Pet Detective; writing credit: Jack Bernstein, Jim Carrey and Tom Shadyac.)

I ain't flying Hannibal! (The A-Team; writing credit: Marissa Garrido; Henrique Lobo)

Hannibal Heyes and Kid Curry, the two most successful outlaws in the history of the west. (Alias Smith and Jones; writing credit: Matthew Howard; Glen A. Larson)

Julian Prusse is accused of a crime but that doesn't make him Hannibal Lecter. (Law & Order; writing credit: Peter Yeldham)

Clever

We will either find a way, or make one. (references; author: Hannibal)

Movie/TV Titles

Hannibal Brooks (1969)

Der Sohn des Hannibal (1926)

Hannibal (2001)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Hannibal

DomainTitle

Books

  

Theater & Movies

  • Hannibal (reference)

  • The Hannibal Lecter Anthology (Hannibal / The Silence of the Lambs) (reference)

    (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Hannibal

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Familiar Quotations: Hannibal

AuthorQuotation

Hannibal

We will either find a way, or make one.

Maharbal

You know how to win a victory, Hannibal, but not how to use it.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: Hannibal

TitleAuthorQuote

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

Let us sell the field whereon Hannibal is camped.

Gulliver's Travels

Swift, Jonathan

Next I saw Hannibal passing the Alps, who told me he had not a drop of vinegar in his camp.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Hannibal

SubjectTopicQuote

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

VANITY, n. The tribute of a fool to the worth of the nearest ass. They say that hens do cackle loudest when There's nothing vital in the eggs they've laid; And there are hens, professing to have made A study of mankind, who say that men Whose business 'tis to drive the tongue or pen Make the most clamorous fanfaronade O'er their most worthless work; and I'm afraid They're not entirely different from the hen. Lo! the drum-major in his coat of gold, His blazing breeches and high-towering cap -- Imperiously pompous, grandly bold, Grim, resolute, an awe-inspiring chap! Who'd think this gorgeous creature's only virtue Is that in battle he will never hurt you? Hannibal Hunsiker

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Hannibal

"Hannibal" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 65.63% of the time. "Hannibal" is used about 32 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words		Rank in English
Noun (proper)65.63%2176,261
Adjective (general or positive)34.38%11106,044
                    Total100.00%32N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: Hannibal

The following table summarizes the usage of "Hannibal" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.
NameUsage/GenderUsage per 100
million Persons		Rank in USA
HannibalLast name40022,228
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Derived & Related Names: Hannibal

"Hannibal" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a lord", "a possessor".
 
The following table summarizes names related to "Hannibal."
NameGenderLanguageRelated Name
BeelzebubMaleBiblicalBaal
HannibalMaleHistoryBaal
HasdrubalMaleHistoryBaal
BaltazarMaleJudeo-Christian LegendBaal
BaalMaleNear Eastern MythologyN/A
AnibalMalePortugueseHannibal
AnibalMaleSpanishHannibal
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Cities: Hannibal


1. Hannibal, MO (city, FIPS 30214)
Location: 39.70755 N, 91.38364 W
Population (1990): 18004 (7896 housing units)
Area: 29.3 sq km (land), 1.2 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 63401
Country: USA

2. Hannibal, NY (village, FIPS 32017)
Location: 43.31776 N, 76.57757 W
Population (1990): 613 (240 housing units)
Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 13074
Country: USA

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Hannibal

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

hannibal

755

hannibal mo

375

hannibal lecter

366

hannibal missouri

292

hannibal lector

83

hannibal hospital regional

43

hannibal movie

34

barca hannibal

34

hannibal lagrange college

30

hannibal the cannibal

24
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Modern Translations: Hannibal

Language Translations for "Hannibal"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Dutch

  

Hannibal. (various references)

   

Esperanto

  

Hanibalo. (various references)

   

French

  

Annibal. (various references)

   

Greek 

  

αννιβάσ. (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

Hannibál. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

annibalhay.(various references)

   

Russian 

  

ганнибал. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Misspellings: Hannibal

Misspellings

"Hannibal" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Annibal, hanibal, Haniya, hannibals, Hanzira, Hunnybell. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: Hannibal

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-b-h-i-l-n-n"

-2 letters: alanin, banian.

-3 letters: annal, banal, binal, blain, labia, lanai, liana.

-4 letters: alan, alba, anal, anil, anna, baal, bail, bani, blah, blin, hail, hila, lain, linn, naan, nail, nana.

-5 letters: aah, aal, aba, aha, ail, ain, ala, alb, ana, ani, baa, bah, bal, ban, bin, hin, inn, lab, lib, lin, nab, nah, nan, nib, nil.

 Words containing the letters "a-a-b-h-i-l-n-n"
 

+4 letters: bacchanalian, ballhandling, labyrinthian.

 

+5 letters: bacchanalians, ballhandlings, nonalphabetic, nonbehavioral, unfashionable, unfashionably, uninhabitable.

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Alternative Orthography: Hannibal


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

48 61 6E 6E 69 62 61 6C

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

....    .-    -.    -.    ..    -...    .-    .-..

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001000 01100001 01101110 01101110 01101001 01100010 01100001 01101100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#72 &#97 &#110 &#110 &#105 &#98 &#97 &#108

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0048 0061 006E 006E 0069 0062 0061 006C

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

4267808075686778

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Modern
4. Usage: Commercial 		5. Images: Slideshow
6. Quotations: Familiar
7. Quotations: Fiction
8. Quotations: Non-fiction 		9. Usage Frequency
10. Names: Frequency
11. Names: Derived from
12. Cities 		13. Expressions: Internet
14. Translations: Modern
15. Abbreviations
16. Acronyms 		17. Derivations
18. Anagrams
19. Orthography
20. Bibliography


  

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