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Adama

American  
[ad-uh-muh] / ˈæd ə mə /

noun

  1. the Douay Bible name of Admah.


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Jammeh lost to Adama Barrow in the election of 2016, first accepting defeat and then rejecting the results.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

Regardless, if Adama is humanity’s fist, Roslin is the glue that holds the fleet together.

From Salon ● May 5, 2026

The incident at Stamford Bridge started when Chelsea forward Joao Pedro reacted to West Ham winger Adama Traore's shove on Blues defender Marc Cucurella in added time.

From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026

After losing a presidential election in December 2016 to opposition leader Adama Barrow, Jammeh refused to acknowledge the results and was ultimately forced to flee to Equatorial Guinea.

From Barron's ● Jan. 15, 2026

Five cities, of which not a trace now remains, once lay in the plain now filled by this sea—their names were Sodom, Gomorrah, Adama, Zeboin, and Zona. 

From A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy by H. W. (Henry William) Dulcken

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