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Adwa

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Ad·wa  (ädw, d-) also A·du·wa or A·do·wa (äd-w, d-)
A town of northern Ethiopia south of Asmara, Eritrea. Emperor Menelik II decisively defeated the Italians here in 1896 to secure recognition of Ethiopia's independence. Population: 43,500.


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