Aduwa

or A·do·wa

[ ah-doo-wah ]

noun

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

Aduwa

/ ˈɑːdʊˌwɑː /

noun

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

Example Sentences

It is called in Bornou, bitu; and in Haussa, aduwa and tinku, both tree and fruit.

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