Massaua

or Mas·sa·wa

[muh-sah-wuh]

noun

a seaport in E Eritrea, in N Ethiopia, on the Red Sea.

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Historical Examples of massawa

A railway connects Massawa with Asmara, the capital of the colony.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 7
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Pearl fishing is carried on at Massawa and the Dahlak islands.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7
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They are found as far south as Massawa, but as far as we could ascertain those we saw were the most northern ones.
Southern Arabia
Theodore Bent
Massawa is the natural port for northern Abyssinia but commerce is undeveloped owing to the lack of rapid means of communication.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 7
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In 1856 he endeavoured, unsuccessfully, to establish commercial relations with Abyssinia through Massawa.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 5
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British Dictionary definitions for massawa

Massawa

Massaua

noun

a port in E central Eritrea, on the Red Sea: capital of Eritrea during Italian occupation, from 1885 until 1900. Pop: 36 700 (2004 est)

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