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Menelik II
[ men-l-ik ]
noun
- 1844–1913, emperor of Ethiopia 1889–1913.
Menelik II
/ ˈmɛnɪlɪk /
noun
- Menelik II18441913MAbyssinianPOLITICS: hereditary ruler 1844–1913, emperor of Abyssinia (1889–1910). He defeated the Italians at Aduwa (1896), maintaining the independence of Abyssinia in an era of European expansion in Africa
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