Aduwa

American

[ah-doo-wah] / ˈɑ dʊˌwɑ /

Or Adowa

noun

a town in N Ethiopia: Italians defeated 1896.

Aduwa British

/ ˈɑːdʊˌwɑː /

noun

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

This is an engineers' war, and the sappers' greatest feat last week was completing emergency landing fields at Adigrat and Aduwa and finishing the motor road from Aduwa back to Italy's main base at Asmara.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

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

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