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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)

"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

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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

Some of the Eritrean force swept down into Ethiopia and took Aduwa, scene of the famed Italian debacle in 1896.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Official" reports of 1,700 killed at Aduwa were later corrected to 56 killed.

From Time Magazine Archive

Only 17 miles from Aduwa lies the holy city of Aksum, whose capture was the next step in the Italian advance.

From Time Magazine Archive

Haile Selassie and an Ethiopian Army of nearly 45,000 men were at Quoram, on the route south from Aduwa.

From Time Magazine Archive

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