Addis

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proper noun

A surname originating as a patronymic.

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Meanings

Addis1

proper noun
  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.

Addis2

proper noun
  1. abbreviationclippingClipping of Addis Ababa.

    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.

    2005, Michela Wrong, I Didn't Do It For You, page 153

Addis3

proper noun
  1. pluralplural of Addi

Origin

Addis · proper noun

From a diminutive of Adam + the patronymic suffix -s.

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Addis · proper noun

Ellipsis of Addis Ababa.

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Addis · proper noun

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Addis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Addis

MLA

“Addis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Addis. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Addis,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Addis.

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