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Axum

American  
[ahk-soom] / ˈɑk sum /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of Aksum.


Axum British  
/ ˈɑːksʊm /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of Aksum

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Zeresenay Alemseged doesn’t remember the 1974 discovery of the famous fossil Lucy at Hadar in Ethiopia, because he was 5 years old, living 600 kilometers away in Axum.

From Science Magazine

At the hospital in Axum town, the increase was 96%.

From Seattle Times

Child malnutrition cases rose by 28% from March to April at the region’s flagship Ayder Hospital in Mekelle, the provincial capital, while at Axum Hospital they rose by 96% over the same period, according to admissions data reviewed by the AP.

From Seattle Times

It has also undertaken two high-profile restitutions from its colonial past: In 2005, Italy returned to Ethiopia the massive, 160-ton Axum Obelisk, which Mussolini ordered sent to Rome in 1937 after his troops overran Ethiopia.

From Seattle Times

Eritrean forces were also seen leaving the towns of Axum and Shire between late January and early February while singing on top of trucks and firing in the air.

From New York Times