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Addis Ababa

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Ad·dis Ab·a·ba  (ds b-b, äds äb-bä)
The capital and largest city of Ethiopia, in the center of the country on a plateau more than 2,440 m (8,000 ft) above sea level. Captured by the Italians in 1936 and made the capital of Italian East Africa, it was retaken by the Allies in 1941 and returned to Ethiopian sovereignty. Population: 2,750,000.
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Noun1.Addis AbabaAddis Ababa - the capital of Ethiopia and the country's largest city; located in central Ethiopia
capital of Ethiopia, New Flower
Abyssinia, Ethiopia, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Yaltopya - Ethiopia is a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; formerly called Abyssinia
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Addis Ababa [ˈædɪsˈæbəbə] n → Addis Abeba m
Addis Ababa [ˈædɪsˈæbəbə] n → Addis Abeba, Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa [ˈædɪsˈæbəbə] n (Geog) → Addis Abeba nt
Addis Ababa [ˈædɪsˈæbəbə] n → Addis Abeba f


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