ALL meanings of zama
Za·ma
Z z - noun zama 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. 1
- noun zama the name of several ancient cities in N Africa, including the one near the site of Scipio's decisive defeat of Hannibal (202 bc) 0
- noun zama ancient town in N Africa, southwest of Carthage: scene of a battle (202 b.c.) in which Scipio defeated Hannibal, ending the 2d Punic War 0