Gondar

American  

[gon-der] / ˈgɒn dər /

Or Gonder

noun

1. a city in the Amhara Region of northern Ethiopia, north of Lake Tana: once the capital of the former Ethiopian Empire.

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Gondar British  

/ ˈɡɒndɑː /

noun

1. a city in NW Ethiopia: capital of Ethiopia from the 17th century until 1868. Pop: 191 000 (2005 est)

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Etymology

Origin of Gondar

First recorded in 1700–10; from Amharic Gondar, Gonder

Example Sentences

The 23-year-old from South Gondar says government soldiers entered her house on 6 January to ask for information, a routine army practice.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025

Enat says three men, dressed in army uniform, entered her home in South Gondar and began asking questions about her family background and whether Fano fighters had visited the beer hall where she worked.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025

Flights to two popular tourist towns, Lalibela and Gondar, have been suspended.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 4, 2023

Two residents of Amhara's capital, Bahir Dar, and three in Gondar, its second-biggest city, said mobile internet services were unavailable on Thursday.

From Reuters • Aug. 3, 2023

Among the religious observances of the Christians of Gondar is that of bathing in large crowds in the Gaha on the Feast of the Baptist, and again, though in more orderly fashion, on Christmas day.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various