Atbara

[ aht-buh-ruh, at- ]

/ ˈɑt bə rə, ˈæt- /

noun

a river in NE Africa, flowing NW from NW Ethiopia to the Nile in E Sudan. About 500 miles (800 km) long.

a city in NE Sudan.

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Examples from the Web for atbara

This fact confirmed my first impression that the supply of soil had been brought down by the Atbara to the Nile.
In the Heart of Africa|Samuel White Baker
The fugitives fled up the Atbara river, leaving many wounded to die in the scrub, all along their line of retreat.
The River War|Winston S. Churchill
After sixteen hours' actual marching from Cassala we arrived at the valley of the Atbara.
In the Heart of Africa|Samuel White Baker
Newer and larger shipbuilding yards and engine works were erected by the Atbara.
Khartoum Campaign, 1898|Bennet Burleigh

The next important barrier to the advance was the river Atbara.
The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.)|John Holland Rose

British Dictionary definitions for atbara

Atbara

/ (ˈætbərə, ætˈbɑː-) /

noun

a town in NE Sudan. Pop: 110 000 (2005 est)

a river in NE Africa, rising in N Ethiopia and flowing through E Sudan to the Nile at Atbara. Length: over 800 km (500 miles)

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