Wadai

American  

[wah-dahy] / wɑˈdaɪ /

noun

1. a former independent sultanate of the Sudan, in N central Africa: now part of the Republic of Chad.

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Wadai British  

/ wɑːˈdaɪ /

noun

1. a former independent sultanate of NE central Africa: now the E part of Chad

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Wadai

From Wadai a caravan route across the Sahara leads to Bengazi on the shores of the Mediterranean.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" by Various

Kanem, a country north of Bagirmi and subject in turn to it and to Wadai, was at the same time brought under French control.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various

Before leaving the beach I presented old Wadai with an axe, as a recompense for his civility.

From Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 1 by John MacGillivray

For the relations of France with Wadai see that article.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" by Various

The people of Wadai are distinguished for bravery above all their neighbors.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 68, June, 1863 by Various

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