Jugurtha

[ joo-gur-thuh ]

noun

1. died 104 b.c., king of Numidia 113–104.

Jugurtha

/ dʒuːˈɡɜːθə /

noun

1. Jugurtha104 bcMNumidianPOLITICS: hereditary ruler died 104 bc , king of Numidia (?112–104), who waged war against the Romans (the Jugurthine War, 112–105) and was defeated and executed

Other Words From

• Ju·gurthine [joo-, gur, -thin, -thahyn], adjective

Example Sentences

I could not ask a porter to carry the cage; Jugurtha would certainly have eaten him through the spars.

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I brought Jugurtha home without further adventure, and committed him to the charge of Michel.

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But the first difficulty was to induce Jugurtha to come out of his cage; none of us dared put our hands within reach of his beak.

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Jugurtha finding himself free, spread out his wings to fly away, but he could of course only fly as far as his cord would permit.

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He also pledged his own word, which Jugurtha valued not less than that of the public, for his safety.

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