Axum
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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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 • Apr. 3, 2024
On Tuesday, residents in the towns of Axum, Adwa and Sheraro said some Eritrean soldiers were still present.
From Washington Post • Jan. 25, 2023
“But they simply watch them most of the time,” the man from Axum said.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 29, 2022
Its sacred churches include Axum Tsion, said to be built in the 4th century and rebuilt several times.
From Reuters • Nov. 3, 2021
An Ethiopic version of the whole Bible exists in the ancient dialect of Axum.
From Companion to the Bible by Barrows, E. P. (Elijah Porter)
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