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Zama

  (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 B.C.).

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the battle in 202 BC in which Scipio decisively defeated Hannibal at the end of the second Punic War
  Synonym: battle of Zama

Zama is:

Places

• Zama, Kanagawa, a city of Kanagawa prefecture, Japan
• Zama City, Alberta, a hamlet in Alberta, Canada

Other places

• Camp Zama, a United States Army base in Kanagawa prefecture, Japan
• Other name of Tulum, a Maya site in Mexico
• Zama Lake is a large lake in northern Alberta, Canada

Other meanings

• Battle of Zama fought in Zama Minor
• Zama alloy is a name for an alloy made of zinc, aluminium, copper and magnesium
• Zama (film), a Spanish/Argentinian film

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