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A⋅wash

[ah-wahsh]
–noun
a river in E Ethiopia, flowing NE through the Great Rift Valley to near the Djibouti border. 500 mi. (805 km) long.
Also, Hawash.
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A·wash River   (ä'wäsh')   
A river of eastern Ethiopia flowing about 805 km (500 mi) northeast to the Danakil Desert.
Ha·wash River   (hä'wäsh')   
See Awash River.
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awash 
1833, from a- (1) "on" + wash (q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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