Gondar

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Amharic ጎንደር (gondär).

Pronunciation

  • (Can we verify(+) this pronunciation?) (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɡɑːn.dɑː(ɹ)/
  • (Can we verify(+) this pronunciation?) (US) IPA(key): /ˈɡɑn.dɑɹ/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːndɑː(ɹ)
  • Hyphenation: Gon‧dar

Proper noun

Gondar

  1. A city and woreda in Ethiopia.
    • 1998 May 11, Emanuela Trevisan Semi, Tudor Parfitt, The Beta Israel in Ethiopia and Israel: Studies on the Ethiopian Jews, →ISBN, page 258:
      This paper examines the phonological, grammatical and lexical variations between the dialects of Addis Ababa and Gondar.
    • 2004 July 19, Graham Connor, Forgotten Africa: An Introduction to Its Archaeology, →ISBN, page 80:
      One consequence of this greater stability was the construction of a series of impressive lime-mortared stone buildings in some of the short- lived capitals and at Gondar itself.
    • 2011 March 18, Barbara W. Olson, Gondar, Ethiopia: 1971-1975 Guests in the Ethiopian Highlands and Children of Zemecha, →ISBN, page 107:
      While waiting at immigration, Clark meets a Dutch couple with similar problems and invites them to visit us in Gondar.

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