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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Example Sentences

On April 13, the RSF deployed forces closer to a military air base in the northern town of Meroe, where Egyptian troops were conducting an exercise with the Sudanese military, according to Egyptian authorities.

From Seattle Times

The US Treasury alleges that M Invest and a subsidiary group, Meroe Gold, are fronts for the activities of the Wagner Group in Sudan, Africa's third-biggest gold producer.

From BBC

Both M Invest and Meroe have been specifically targeted by US sanctions.

From BBC

Meroe Gold could not be reached for comment.

From Washington Post

In 2020, the U.S. government imposed sanctions on two companies based in Sudan, M Invest and its subsidiary Meroe Gold, which ran the gold processing facility, saying the firms helped Prigozhin “evade sanctions and transact in U.S. dollars despite being blocked from the U.S. financial system.”

From Washington Post