Addis Ababa

[ ahd-dis ah-buh-bah; English ad-is ab-uh-buh ]

/ ˈɑd dɪs ˈɑ bəˌbɑ; English ˈæd ɪs ˈæb ə bə /

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noun

a city in and the capital of Ethiopia, in the central part.

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How to use Addis Ababa in a sentence

Beferdu uses the recipes she learned from her restaurateur-mother as a girl growing up in Addis Ababa and later showcased in a trio of hotels she ran in Ethiopia’s capital.
2021 Fall Dining Guide|Tom Sietsema|October 6, 2021|Washington Post
Anaol Dalle, a PhD candidate at the University of South Florida who is studying the Horn of Africa and who spoke to me from Addis Ababa, said this unequal access is deliberate.
Ethiopia is facing a human-made famine|Jen Kirby|June 25, 2021|Vox
Abebe, 29, is from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital and largest city.
A Computer Scientist Who Tackles Inequality Through Algorithms|Rachel Crowell|April 1, 2021|Quanta Magazine
She was an associate partner at Mckinsey & Company responsible for opening their Addis Ababa office.
How Antler East Africa is building early-stage startups with experienced professionals|Tage Kene-Okafor|February 19, 2021|TechCrunch

First and foremost, they planned to climb with kids from a local nonprofit at a smaller crag near Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital.
How North Face Athletes Compete for Expedition Funding|Frederick Reimers|February 17, 2021|Outside Online
“I love spicy food, and my friends tell me that Sichuan hotpot has become very popular in Addis Abeba,” he said.
'Made in China' Now Being Made in Africa|Brendon Hong|August 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Apparently, goats in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, can ride humans piggyback.
Chubby Korean Baby Dance, Goat Riding Guy Riding Bike, and More Viral Videos|The Daily Beast Video|June 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The flight left Addis at 12:30 am and was expected to arrive in Italy at 4:40 am local time.
Inside The Ethiopian Airlines Hijacking Terror|Barbie Latza Nadeau|February 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She was 19 at the time, working as a waitress at a sketchy makeshift bar in a small mining town 460 miles north of Addis Ababa.
How An Israeli Stranger Helped An Ethiopian Girl Escape Prostitution|Itay Hod|February 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This will require power diplomacy in Addis Ababa and the region.
Government Ceasefire Is First Step Towards Peace in South Sudan|John Prendergast, Akshaya Kumar|January 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Subtrahas aut addis a dextris vel mediabis added on margin of MS.
The Earliest Arithmetics in English|Anonymous
Doctor Thomas Addis Emmet, only just dead, over ninety, in his younger years as a busy medical practitioner never kept a horse.
Health Through Will Power|James J. Walsh
We mentioned two or three names that had been furnished us by Mr. Addis, and asked if they knew them.
In and Out of Rebel Prisons|Lieut. A. [Alonzo] Cooper
The rubber forests that were the objective of the trip lay in Abyssinia, east and south of Addis Abeba.
General Gatacre|Beatrix Gatacre
On the 12th of the following month his brother, Thomas Addis Emmet, was arrested.
Speeches from the Dock, Part I|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa

/ (ˈædɪs ˈæbəbə) /

noun

the capital of Ethiopia, on a central plateau 2400 m (8000 ft) above sea level: founded in 1887; became capital in 1896. Pop: 2 899 000 (2005 est)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa

[ (ad-is ab-uh-buh) ]

Capital of Ethiopia and largest city in the country, located in the central region.