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BATTLE OF ZAMA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The battle in 202 BC in which Scipio decisively defeated Hannibal at the end of the second Punic War
Synonyms:
battle of Zama; Zama
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Instance hypernyms:
pitched battle (a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place)
Domain region:
Republic of Tunisia; Tunisia (a republic in northwestern Africa on the Mediterranean coast; achieved independence from France in 1956)
Holonyms ("battle of Zama" is a part of...):
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)
