Abia

/ (æbˈiːa) /

noun

a state of SE Nigeria. Capital: Umuahia. Pop: 2 833 999 (2006 est). Area: 6320 sq km (2440 sq miles)

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Example sentences from the Web for abia

Y que una sola vez abia inbocado al demonio diziendole Demonio ven a mi llamado y mandado.
A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 4|Henry Charles Lea
And Abia and his people slew them with a great slaughter, and there fell wounded of Israel five hundred thousand valiant men.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Zacharias belonged to the course of priests named after Abijah, and known in later time as the course of Abia.
Jesus the Christ|James Edward Talmage
Hesron also had to wife Abia who bore him Ashur the father of Thecua.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various

But Abia, being strengthened in his kingdom, took fourteen wives: and begot two and twenty sons, and sixteen daughters.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various

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