Menelik II

[ men-l-ik ]

noun

1. 1844–1913, emperor of Ethiopia 1889–1913.

Menelik II

/ ˈmɛnɪlɪk /

noun

1. Menelik II18441913MAbyssinianPOLITICS: hereditary ruler 1844–1913, emperor of Abyssinia (1889–1910). He defeated the Italians at Aduwa (1896), maintaining the independence of Abyssinia in an era of European expansion in Africa