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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

But always ahead of them was chunky, wily Ras Seyoum, onetime Governor of Aduwa, commander of the Ethiopian forces in the North.

From Time Magazine Archive

Stretched over a 40-mile front from Aksum to Aduwa to Adigrat, Italy's Northern Army did not advance last week on its long expected drive into Ethiopia.

From Time Magazine Archive

After its capture Aduwa showed little evidence of fighting, none of bombing.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was Seyoum's snipers, hiding in thorn bushes and behind the mud walls of shepherds' huts, that had held up the Italian advance on Aduwa 24 hours.

From Time Magazine Archive

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