Addis Ababa

/ˌædɪs ˈæbəbə/

proper noun

The capital city of Ethiopia.

Similar
City of HumansAdisabaShegerAduAdu Genet
OriginAmharic አዲስ አበባ →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Addis Abeba

  1. The capital city of Ethiopia.

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

  2. metonymicallyThe Ethiopian government.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe capital city of Ethiopia.

Similar
City of HumansAdisabaShegerAduAdu Genet

Origin

  1. Amharicአዲስ አበባ“new flower”
  2. EnglishAddis Ababa

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

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Translations

Afrikaans Addis Abeba
  • Addis Abebacapital of Ethiopia
Arabic أَدِيس أَبَابَا
  • أَدِيس أَبَابَا (ʔadīs ʔabābā)capital of Ethiopia
Basque Addis Abeba
  • Addis Abebacapital of Ethiopia
Bengali আদ্দিস আবাবা
  • আদ্দিস আবাবা (addiś ababa)capital of Ethiopia
Bulgarian Адѝс А̀беба
  • Адѝс А̀беба (Adìs Àbeba)capital of Ethiopia
Catalan Addis Abeba
  • Addis Abebacapital of Ethiopia
Chinese Cantonese 阿的斯阿貝巴 /阿的斯阿贝巴
  • 阿的斯阿貝巴 /阿的斯阿贝巴 (aa³ dik¹ si¹ aa³ bui³ baa¹)capital of Ethiopia
Chinese Mandarin 亞的斯亞貝巴 /亚的斯亚贝巴
  • 亞的斯亞貝巴 /亚的斯亚贝巴 (Yàdìsīyàbèibā)capital of Ethiopia
Czech Addis Abeba
  • Addis Abebacapital of Ethiopia
Danish Addis Ababa
  • Addis Ababacapital of Ethiopia
Dutch Addis Abeba
  • Addis Abebacapital of Ethiopia
Esperanto Adisabebo
  • Adisabebocapital of Ethiopia
Estonian Addis Ababa
  • Addis Ababacapital of Ethiopia
Finnish Addis Abeba
  • Addis Abebacapital of Ethiopia
French Addis-Abeba, Addis-Ababa
  • Addis-Abebacapital of Ethiopia
  • Addis-Ababacapital of Ethiopia
German Addis Abeba
  • Addis Abebacapital of Ethiopia
Greek Αντίς Αμπέμπα
  • Αντίς Αμπέμπα (Antís Ampémpa)capital of Ethiopia
Hebrew אָדִיס אָבֶּבָּה
  • אָדִיס אָבֶּבָּה (adis ababa)capital of Ethiopia
Hindi अदीस अबाबा
  • अदीस अबाबा (adīs abābā)capital of Ethiopia
Hungarian Addisz-Abeba
  • Addisz-Abebacapital of Ethiopia
Italian Addis Abeba
  • Addis Abebacapital of Ethiopia
Japanese アジスアベバ
  • アジスアベバ (Ajisuabeba)capital of Ethiopia
Korean 아디스아바바
  • 아디스아바바 (Adiseuababa)capital of Ethiopia
Latin Neanthopolis
  • Neanthopoliscapital of Ethiopia
Latvian Adisabeba
  • Adisabebacapital of Ethiopia
Lithuanian Adis Abeba
  • Adis Abebacapital of Ethiopia
Persian آدیس آبابا
  • آدیس آبابا (âdis âbâbâ)capital of Ethiopia
Polish Addis Abeba
  • Addis Abebacapital of Ethiopia
Portuguese Adis Abeba
  • Adis Abebacapital of Ethiopia
Punjabi ਆਦਿਸ ਆਬਬਾ
  • ਆਦਿਸ ਆਬਬਾ (ādis ābabā)capital of Ethiopia
Romanian Adis Abeba, Addis Abeba
  • Adis Abebacapital of Ethiopia
  • Addis Abebacapital of Ethiopia
Russian Адди́с-Абе́ба
  • Адди́с-Абе́ба (Addís-Abéba)capital of Ethiopia
Slovak Addis Abeba
  • Addis Abebacapital of Ethiopia
Spanish Adís Abeba
  • Adís Abebacapital of Ethiopia
Swedish Addis Abeba
  • Addis Abebacapital of Ethiopia
Tamil அடிஸ் அபாபா
  • அடிஸ் அபாபா (aṭis apāpā)capital of Ethiopia
Thai อาดดิสอาบาบา
  • อาดดิสอาบาบา (áat-dís-aa-baa-baa)capital of Ethiopia
Turkish Addis Ababa
  • Addis Ababacapital of Ethiopia
Ukrainian Адди́с-Абе́ба
  • Адди́с-Абе́ба (Addýs-Abéba)capital of Ethiopia
Urdu ادیس ابابا
  • ادیس ابابا (ādīs ābābā)capital of Ethiopia
Vietnamese A-đi A-bê-ba
  • A-đi A-bê-bacapital of Ethiopia
Yiddish אַדיס אַבאַבאַ
  • אַדיס אַבאַבאַ (adis ababa)capital of Ethiopia
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