wady

[ wah-dee ]

/ ˈwɑ di /

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Question 1 of 8

Mississippi’s nickname comes from the magnificent trees that grow there. What is it?

On arriving at Wady Muna, each nation encamped upon the spot which custom has assigned to it, at every returning Hadj.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, No. 366|Various
A steam tug came out from Wady Halfa and brought orders for us to proceed as far as the river was navigable for the steamer.
Our Caughnawagas in Egypt|Louis Jackson
At Shellal, a steamer with forty whalers in tow received us and started at once towards Wady Halfa.
Our Caughnawagas in Egypt|Louis Jackson
The boats, the provisioning of them, and the river transport service up to Wady Halfa, were contracted for and undertaken by Cook.
Tracks of a Rolling Stone|Henry J. Coke

Why could he not come to dwell in her lovely, mushy-squshy, wady-shady swamp?
The Curious Book of Birds|Abbie Farwell Brown