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
The 29-year-old doctor had been drafted, given the rank of captain and assigned to the small pediatrics unit at a military hospital in Zama, Japan.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 9, 2022
“You’re on Zama FM. How are you doing?”
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 24, 2021
By the decisive battle of Zama, in North Africa, in 202, Carthage and its territories became tributary, and thus all the western Mediterranean passed under the supremacy of Rome.
From The Roman Empire in the Light of Prophecy The Rise, Progress, and End of the Fourth World-empire by W. E. Vine
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