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.

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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

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Meroë

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

After some search up the foot of the oak, Meroë found her poniard.

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

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