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Za·ma

 (zā′mə, zä′mä)
An ancient town of northern Africa southwest of Carthage in present-day northern Tunisia. The Romans defeated Hannibal here in the final battle of the Second Punic War (202 bc).
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Zama

(ˈzɑːmə)
n
(Placename) the name of several ancient cities in N Africa, including the one near the site of Scipio's decisive defeat of Hannibal (202 bc)
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Za•ma

(ˈzeɪ mə, ˈzɑ mɑ)

n.
an ancient town in N Africa, SW of Carthage: the Romans defeated Hannibal near here in the final battle of the second Punic War, 202 B.C.
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Noun1.Zama - the battle in 202 BC in which Scipio decisively defeated Hannibal at the end of the second Punic WarZama - the battle in 202 BC in which Scipio decisively defeated Hannibal at the end of the second Punic War
battle of Zama
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
Republic of Tunisia, Tunisia - a republic in northwestern Africa on the Mediterranean coast; achieved independence from France in 1956; "southern Tunisia is mostly desert"
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They have a few names of saints, the same with those in the Roman martyrology, but they often insert others, as Zama la Cota, the Life of Truth; Ongulari, the Evangelist; Asca Georgi, the Mouth of Saint George.
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