Zama

[ zey-muh, zah-mah ]

/ ˈzeɪ mə, ˈzɑ mɑ /

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.

Example sentences from the Web for zama

The mention of marriage causes Zama to break into a belly laugh.

Meet the Pint-Sized Pro Golfers of Netflix’s ‘The Short Game’ |Abby Haglage |December 12, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
With this, Zama puts down his club and looks up for the first time in our talk.

Meet the Pint-Sized Pro Golfers of Netflix’s ‘The Short Game’ |Abby Haglage |December 12, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Zama Coursen-Neff on the shameful fate of hundreds of thousands of kids.

Did a Child Pick Your Strawberries? |Zama Coursen-Neff |May 12, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
How bitter, in after years, must have been his regret that he had not died fighting among his men at Zama!

The Red Book of Heroes |Leonora Blanche Lang

This great soldier, after his defeat at Zama, did not relinquish the aim of his life.

History of Rome from the Earliest times down to 476 AD |Robert F. Pennell
My thirst for glory has been that way; but Zama tells me it is as nothing in the kiss of love.

Contemporary One-Act Plays |Sir James M. Barrie
The verses on Scipio quoted above could hardly have been written before the battle of Zama.

The Student's Companion to Latin Authors |George Middleton
None of the Macedonian troops entered Italy, but four thousand of them were at Zama.

History of Rome from the Earliest times down to 476 AD |Robert F. Pennell

Zama

/ (ˈzɑːmə) /

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