Atbara
Americannoun
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a river in NE Africa, flowing NW from NW Ethiopia to the Nile in E Sudan. About 500 miles (800 km) long.
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a city in NE Sudan.
noun
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a town in NE Sudan. Pop: 110 000 (2005 est)
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a river in NE Africa, rising in N Ethiopia and flowing through E Sudan to the Nile at Atbara. Length: over 800 km (500 miles)
Example Sentences
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But after waiting for two months, she had no response from the Egyptian consulate about her visa request so she opted to try the smugglers again, heading to the northern city of Atbara in October.
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2024
Dec. 19, 2018 - Hundreds protest in the northern city of Atbara against soaring bread prices.
From Reuters • Apr. 16, 2023
At a sweltering bakery in Atbara, 175 miles from Khartoum, young men tossed flatbreads from an open oven that were sold for 50 Sudanese pounds, or about nine cents, each.
From New York Times • Apr. 28, 2022
There were also protests in elsewhere in the country, such as the coastal city of Port Sudan, the eastern city of Kassala and the northern city of Atbara, the birthplace of the uprising against al-Bashir.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 20, 2021
The Dongola campaign and the fortuitous one of the Atbara against Mahmoud greatly strengthened his position.
From Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan by Burleigh, Bennet
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