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addis ababa

/ˌædɪs ˈæbəbə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.72 in modern English

Syllables
ad-dis- aba-ba
IPA
/ˌædɪs ˈæbəbə/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The capital city of Ethiopia.

name

The Ethiopian government.

Etymology

From Amharic አዲስ አበባ (ʾädis ʾäbäba, “new flower”).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: አዲስ አበባ

Inflected Forms

Addis Abeba (alternative)

Phrases

Addis Ababan

Synonyms

City of Humans Adisaba Sheger Adu Adu Genet

Questions

How do you pronounce addis ababa?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌædɪs ˈæbəbə/.
What does addis ababa mean?
The capital city of Ethiopia.
Where does addis ababa come from?
From Amharic አዲስ አበባ (ʾädis ʾäbäba, “new flower”).

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