Aksum

[ahk-soo m]

noun

the capital of an ancient Ethiopian kingdom, ruled by Himyaritic emigrants from Arabia.

Also Axum.

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British Dictionary definitions for aksum

Aksum

Axum

noun

an ancient town in N Ethiopia, in the Tigre region: capital of the Aksumite Empire (1st to 6th centuries ad). According to tradition, the Ark of the Covenant was brought here from Jerusalem

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