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Meaning of Addis | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. Clipping of Addis Ababa.
    abbreviation, alt-of, clipping

Equivalents

العربية أديس
Italiano Addis

Examples

“As Italian soldiers advanced on Addis, Haile Selassie quietly boarded an overloaded train to Djibouti with his wife and five children, brushing aside the remonstrations of aghast Ethiopian notables.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Addis Ababa Addis Ababan Addis Abeba Addiscombe Addison Addison County

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