Zama
Americannoun
noun
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He annihilated the Carthaginians and Numidians standing in his way, which forced Hannibal to retreat from southern Italy to fight what each man hoped would be “a final battle” at Zama.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 16, 2025
"The number of children is decreasing each year, and as a result, more and more people are pouring their love into their dogs and cats," said Zama Shrine priest Yoshinori Hiraga.
From Reuters ● Nov. 14, 2023
Army Medical Corps at the hospital in Zama, one of four U.S. field hospitals in Japan’s farm belt southwest of Tokyo.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 9, 2022
“You’re on Zama FM. How are you doing?”
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 24, 2021
Hannibal, son of Hamilcar Barca, Carthaginian commander in Spain, 79; takes Saguntum, 79; invades Italy, 80–81; withdraws from Italy, 86; defeated at Zama, 86; at court of Antiochus, 92, 93; exiled from Carthage, 101.
From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Arthur Edward Romilly Boak
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