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Jugurtha
biographical name
Ju·gur·tha
| \ ju̇-ˈgər-thə
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variants:
or Iugurtha \ yu̇-ˈgər-thə
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Definition of Jugurtha
circa 160–104 b.c. king of Numidia (118–105 b.c.)
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