Addis Ababa

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Addis Ababa

  • /ˌædɪs ˈæbəbə/

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

proper noun Addis Abeba

  1. The capital city of Ethiopia.

    Similar: City of Humans, Adisaba, Sheger, Adu, Adu Genet

  2. metonymically The Ethiopian government.

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name capital of Ethiopia

EspañolAdís Abeba
한국어아디스아바바 Adiseuababa
日本語アジスアベバ Ajisuabeba
中文亞的斯亞貝巴 /亚的斯亚贝巴 Yàdìsīyàbèibā
हिन्दीअदीस अबाबा adīs abābā
PortuguêsAdis Abeba
FrançaisAddis-Abeba, Addis-Ababa
DeutschAddis Abeba
ItalianoAddis Abeba
ΕλληνικάΑντίς Αμπέμπα Antís Ampémpa
RomânăAdis Abeba, Addis Abeba
РусскийАдди́с-Абе́ба Addís-Abéba
Tiếng ViệtA-đi A-bê-ba
العربيةأَدِيس أَبَابَا ʔadīs ʔabābā
עבריתאָדִיס אָבֶּבָּה adis ababa

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@misc{addis_ababa_2026,
  title = {Addis Ababa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/addis%20ababa},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}