Meanings
alternative Gonder
- A city and woreda in Ethiopia.
While waiting at immigration, Clark meets a Dutch couple with similar problems and invites them to visit us in Gondar.
2011 March 18, Barbara W. Olson, Gondar, Ethiopia: 1971-1975 Guests in the Ethiopian Highlands and Children of Zemecha, →ISBN, page 1072 more examples
This paper examines the phonological, grammatical and lexical variations between the dialects of Addis Ababa and Gondar.
1998 May 11, Emanuela Trevisan Semi, Tudor Parfitt, The Beta Israel in Ethiopia and Israel: Studies on the Ethiopian Jews, →ISBN, page 258One 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.
2004 July 19, Graham Connor, Forgotten Africa: An Introduction to Its Archaeology, →ISBN, page 80
Origin
- Amharicጎንደር
- EnglishGondar
Borrowed from Amharic ጎንደር (gondär).
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Gondar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gondar
“Gondar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gondar. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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