Jugurtha
A Latin spelling of an ancient Berber name usually read as "he who overcomes them" or "he who prevails".
Meaning and origin
Jugurtha is the Latin spelling Roman writers gave to a Berber king of Numidia, the Amazigh kingdom that once covered much of what is now Algeria and western Tunisia.
How to pronounce Jugurtha
| English (US) | joo-GUR-thuh /dʒuˈɡɝθə/ |
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