HyperDic: battle_of_zama

English > 1 sense of the expression battle of Zama:
NOUNactbattle of Zama, Zamathe battle in 202 BC in which Scipio decisively / decisively defeated Hannibal at the end of the second Punic War
English > battle of Zama: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningThe battle in 202 BC in which Scipio decisively / decisively defeated Hannibal at the end of the second Punic War.
SynonymZama
Instance ofpitched battleA fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place
Part ofPunic WarOne of the three wars between Carthage and Rome that resulted in the destruction of Carthage and its annexation by Rome
RegionTunisia, Republic of TunisiaA republic in northwestern Africa on the Mediterranean coast
Spanishbatalla de Zama, Zama
CatalanBatalla de Zama

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