Meroë

or Mer·o·we

[ mer-oh-ee ]

/ ˈmɛr oʊˌi /

noun

a ruined city in Sudan, on the Nile, NE of Khartoum: a capital of ancient Ethiopia that was destroyed a.d. c350.

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Example sentences from the Web for meroe

Thousands of years ago, Meroe was a thriving hub of trade and home to some 25,000 residents.
Egypt Ain’t The Only Pyramid Show In Town|Nina Strochlic|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The pyramids of Meroe await a day when stability will allow outsiders to peek at a forgotten ancient kingdom.
Egypt Ain’t The Only Pyramid Show In Town|Nina Strochlic|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One of his projects resulted in a new road from Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, to the monuments at Meroe.
Egypt Ain’t The Only Pyramid Show In Town|Nina Strochlic|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
These were Ethiopians, whose land lay beyond that of Meroe and who had also felt the weight and power of the arms of Egypt.
The Cat of Bubastes|G. A. Henty

Syene itself is situated about midway between these places, consequently from thence to Meroe is a distance of 5000 stadia.
The Geography of Strabo, Volume I (of 3)|Strabo
The people of the country called the place I visited, "Meroe" as likewise the whole territory where these ruins are found.
A Narrative of the Expedition to Dongola and Sennaar|George Bethune English
Now Philo, in his account of a voyage by sea to Ethiopia, has given us the clima of Meroe.
The Geography of Strabo, Volume I (of 3)|Strabo
Diodorus indeed tells us that Cambyses founded the famous city of Meroe, and gave it the name of Meroe after his mother.
The History of Antiquity|Max Duncker

British Dictionary definitions for meroe

Meroë

/ (ˈmɛrəʊˌiː) /

noun

an ancient city in N Sudan, on the Nile; capital of a kingdom that flourished from about 700 bc to about 350 ad

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