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Meroë

American  
[mer-oh-ee] / ˈmɛr oʊˌi /
Or Merowe

noun

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


Meroë British  
/ ˈmɛrəʊˌiː /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Soprano Meroë Khalia Adeeb delivered a dazzling “Thank You,” and actor-singer Curtis Bannister brimmed with personality in the “Non Credo” trope of the “Credo.”

From Washington Post Sep. 16, 2022

For a decade, the Louvre sponsored archaeological excavations in the Nubian Desert of Sudan, and the mission resumes in 2022 at El-Hassa, not far from the pyramids of Meroë.

From Washington Post Jul. 1, 2022

Driving up a road built by Osama bin Laden to find myself the sole visitor to the ancient pyramids of Meroë in Sudan.

From The Guardian Nov. 17, 2015

And, unlike Egypt, Meroë boasted abundant supplies of iron ore.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2012

When the next day drew to its close Albinik and Meroë had traversed all the burnt country, from Vannes to the mouth of the Loire, which they were now approaching.

From The Brass Bell or, The Chariot of Death by De Leon, Solon

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