Gondar

or Gon·der

[ gon-der ]

noun
  1. a city in the Amhara Region of northern Ethiopia, north of Lake Tana: once the capital of the former Ethiopian Empire.

Origin of Gondar

1
First recorded in 1700–10; from Amharic Gondar, Gonder

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British Dictionary definitions for Gondar

Gondar

/ (ˈɡɒndɑː) /


noun
  1. a city in NW Ethiopia: capital of Ethiopia from the 17th century until 1868. Pop: 191 000 (2005 est)

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