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Aduwa

American  
[ah-doo-wah] / ˈɑ dʊˌwɑ /
Or Adowa

noun

  1. a town in N Ethiopia: Italians defeated 1896.


Aduwa British  
/ ˈɑːdʊˌwɑː /

noun

  1. Italian name: Adua.  a town in N Ethiopia: Emperor Menelik II defeated the Italians here in 1896. Pop: 46 272 (2005 est)

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"Disney is pushing the envelope of contract law," says Ernest Aduwa, partner at Stokoe Partnership Solicitors, who are not involved in the proceedings.

From BBC • Aug. 14, 2024

No sooner was the road finished than white-whiskered old General de Bono drove over it to Aduwa, covering in three hours the distance that had taken his men three days to capture.

From Time Magazine Archive

His instructors rated him as a very mediocre pilot but he started the war by dropping the first bombs over Aduwa.

From Time Magazine Archive

Under this Original Fascist the flower of Italy's hottest-headed youthful volunteers have gone out to Africa, avenged the 19th Century "Shame of Aduwa" and occupied some 10,000 sq. mi.

From Time Magazine Archive

Haile Selassie and an Ethiopian Army of nearly 45,000 men were at Quoram, on the route south from Aduwa.

From Time Magazine Archive