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From this reading [10] Dongola, the accepted name for the Nubian country north of Kordofan, appears at one time to have been inhabited by a race speaking a Hamitic rather than a Nubian language.
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From this reading [11] Gala and Somali are almost convertible terms.
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From this reading [9] Ptolemy Philadelphus’ chief inducement to establish stations in Abyssinia was to procure war elephants.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading [10] Dongola, the accepted name for the Nubian country north of Kordofan, appears at one time to have been inhabited by a race speaking a Hamitic rather than a Nubian language.
AbyssinianounUS /æbˈsɪniːə/
Ethiopia is a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; formerly called Abyssinia
From this reading [9] Ptolemy Philadelphus’ chief inducement to establish stations in Abyssinia was to procure war elephants.
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading [10] Dongola, the accepted name for the Nubian country north of Kordofan, appears at one time to have been inhabited by a race speaking a Hamitic rather than a Nubian language.
AfricanadjectiveUS /ˈæfrəkən/
of or relating to the nations of Africa or their peoples
From this reading Thus to these Egyptian Greeks and Ethiopians the African elephant did not appear too intractable.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading [11] Gala and Somali are almost convertible terms.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thus to these Egyptian Greeks and Ethiopians the African elephant did not appear too intractable.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Thus to these Egyptian Greeks and Ethiopians the African elephant did not appear too intractable.
third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading [10] Dongola, the accepted name for the Nubian country north of Kordofan, appears at one time to have been inhabited by a race speaking a Hamitic rather than a Nubian language.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading [11] Gala and Somali are almost convertible terms.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading [10] Dongola, the accepted name for the Nubian country north of Kordofan, appears at one time to have been inhabited by a race speaking a Hamitic rather than a Nubian language.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Dongola (originally Dankala), or its plural, Danagla, may be etymologically connected with Danākil of the north Somali coast.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading [10] Dongola, the accepted name for the Nubian country north of Kordofan, appears at one time to have been inhabited by a race speaking a Hamitic rather than a Nubian language.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading [10] Dongola, the accepted name for the Nubian country north of Kordofan, appears at one time to have been inhabited by a race speaking a Hamitic rather than a Nubian language.
a person who is in charge
From this reading [9] Ptolemy Philadelphus’ chief inducement to establish stations in Abyssinia was to procure war elephants.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading Dongola (originally Dankala), or its plural, Danagla, may be etymologically connected with Danākil of the north Somali coast.
being joined in close association
From this reading Dongola (originally Dankala), or its plural, Danagla, may be etymologically connected with Danākil of the north Somali coast.
convertiblenounUS /kənˈvɜːrtəbəl/
a car that has top that can be folded or removed
From this reading [11] Gala and Somali are almost convertible terms.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading [10] Dongola, the accepted name for the Nubian country north of Kordofan, appears at one time to have been inhabited by a race speaking a Hamitic rather than a Nubian language.
Danagla
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From this reading Dongola (originally Dankala), or its plural, Danagla, may be etymologically connected with Danākil of the north Somali coast.
Dankala
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From this reading Dongola (originally Dankala), or its plural, Danagla, may be etymologically connected with Danākil of the north Somali coast.
Danākil
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From this reading Dongola (originally Dankala), or its plural, Danagla, may be etymologically connected with Danākil of the north Somali coast.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Thus to these Egyptian Greeks and Ethiopians the African elephant did not appear too intractable.
Dongola
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From this reading [10] Dongola, the accepted name for the Nubian country north of Kordofan, appears at one time to have been inhabited by a race speaking a Hamitic rather than a Nubian language.
EgyptiannounUS /ɪˈdʒɪpʃən/
a native or inhabitant of Egypt
From this reading Thus to these Egyptian Greeks and Ethiopians the African elephant did not appear too intractable.
elephantnounUS /ˈeləfənt/
five-toed pachyderm
From this reading Thus to these Egyptian Greeks and Ethiopians the African elephant did not appear too intractable.
elephantsnounUS /ˈeləfənts/
plural of “elephant” — five-toed pachyderm
From this reading [9] Ptolemy Philadelphus’ chief inducement to establish stations in Abyssinia was to procure war elephants.
establishverbUS /ɪˈstæblɪʃ/
set up or found
From this reading [9] Ptolemy Philadelphus’ chief inducement to establish stations in Abyssinia was to procure war elephants.
EthiopiansnounUS /ˌiːθiˈoʊpiənz/
plural of “ethiopian” — a native or inhabitant of Ethiopia
From this reading Thus to these Egyptian Greeks and Ethiopians the African elephant did not appear too intractable.
etymologically
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From this reading Dongola (originally Dankala), or its plural, Danagla, may be etymologically connected with Danākil of the north Somali coast.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading [10] Dongola, the accepted name for the Nubian country north of Kordofan, appears at one time to have been inhabited by a race speaking a Hamitic rather than a Nubian language.
GalanounUS /ˈɡælə/
a gay festivity
From this reading [11] Gala and Somali are almost convertible terms.
GreeksnounUS /ɡriːks/
plural of “greek” — the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
From this reading Thus to these Egyptian Greeks and Ethiopians the African elephant did not appear too intractable.
HamiticnounUS /hæˈmɪtɪk/
a group of languages in northern Africa related to Semitic
From this reading [10] Dongola, the accepted name for the Nubian country north of Kordofan, appears at one time to have been inhabited by a race speaking a Hamitic rather than a Nubian language.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading [10] Dongola, the accepted name for the Nubian country north of Kordofan, appears at one time to have been inhabited by a race speaking a Hamitic rather than a Nubian language.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading [9] Ptolemy Philadelphus’ chief inducement to establish stations in Abyssinia was to procure war elephants.
inducementnounUS /ˌɪnˈduːsmənt/
a positive motivational influence
From this reading [9] Ptolemy Philadelphus’ chief inducement to establish stations in Abyssinia was to procure war elephants.
inhabitedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈhæbətəd/
having inhabitants; lived in
From this reading [10] Dongola, the accepted name for the Nubian country north of Kordofan, appears at one time to have been inhabited by a race speaking a Hamitic rather than a Nubian language.
intractableadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtræktəbəl/
not tractable; difficult to manage or mold
From this reading Thus to these Egyptian Greeks and Ethiopians the African elephant did not appear too intractable.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Dongola (originally Dankala), or its plural, Danagla, may be etymologically connected with Danākil of the north Somali coast.
Kordofannoun
a mountainous province of central Sudan
From this reading [10] Dongola, the accepted name for the Nubian country north of Kordofan, appears at one time to have been inhabited by a race speaking a Hamitic rather than a Nubian language.
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading [10] Dongola, the accepted name for the Nubian country north of Kordofan, appears at one time to have been inhabited by a race speaking a Hamitic rather than a Nubian language.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Dongola (originally Dankala), or its plural, Danagla, may be etymologically connected with Danākil of the north Somali coast.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading [10] Dongola, the accepted name for the Nubian country north of Kordofan, appears at one time to have been inhabited by a race speaking a Hamitic rather than a Nubian language.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading [10] Dongola, the accepted name for the Nubian country north of Kordofan, appears at one time to have been inhabited by a race speaking a Hamitic rather than a Nubian language.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Thus to these Egyptian Greeks and Ethiopians the African elephant did not appear too intractable.
NubiannounUS /ˈnjuːbiən/
a native or inhabitant of Nubia
From this reading [10] Dongola, the accepted name for the Nubian country north of Kordofan, appears at one time to have been inhabited by a race speaking a Hamitic rather than a Nubian language.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [10] Dongola, the accepted name for the Nubian country north of Kordofan, appears at one time to have been inhabited by a race speaking a Hamitic rather than a Nubian language.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading [10] Dongola, the accepted name for the Nubian country north of Kordofan, appears at one time to have been inhabited by a race speaking a Hamitic rather than a Nubian language.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Dongola (originally Dankala), or its plural, Danagla, may be etymologically connected with Danākil of the north Somali coast.
originallyadverbUS /ərˈɪdʒənəli/
in an original manner
From this reading Dongola (originally Dankala), or its plural, Danagla, may be etymologically connected with Danākil of the north Somali coast.
Philadelphusnoun
any of various chiefly deciduous ornamental shrubs of the genus Philadelphus having white sweet-scented flowers, single or in clusters; widely grown in temperate regions
From this reading [9] Ptolemy Philadelphus’ chief inducement to establish stations in Abyssinia was to procure war elephants.
pluraladjectiveUS /ˈplʊrəl/
composed of more than one member, set, or kind
From this reading Dongola (originally Dankala), or its plural, Danagla, may be etymologically connected with Danākil of the north Somali coast.
procureverbUS /proʊˈkjʊr/
get by special effort
From this reading [9] Ptolemy Philadelphus’ chief inducement to establish stations in Abyssinia was to procure war elephants.
PtolemynounUS /ˈtɑːləmi/
Alexandrian astronomer (of the 2nd century) who proposed a geocentric system of astronomy that was undisputed until the late Renaissance
From this reading [9] Ptolemy Philadelphus’ chief inducement to establish stations in Abyssinia was to procure war elephants.
any competition
From this reading [10] Dongola, the accepted name for the Nubian country north of Kordofan, appears at one time to have been inhabited by a race speaking a Hamitic rather than a Nubian language.
on the contrary
From this reading [10] Dongola, the accepted name for the Nubian country north of Kordofan, appears at one time to have been inhabited by a race speaking a Hamitic rather than a Nubian language.
SomalinounUS /səˈmɑːli/
a member of a tall dark (mostly Muslim) people inhabiting Somalia
From this reading Dongola (originally Dankala), or its plural, Danagla, may be etymologically connected with Danākil of the north Somali coast.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading [10] Dongola, the accepted name for the Nubian country north of Kordofan, appears at one time to have been inhabited by a race speaking a Hamitic rather than a Nubian language.
stationsnounUS /ˈsteɪʃənz/
(Roman Catholic Church) a devotion consisting of fourteen prayers said before a series of fourteen pictures or carvings representing successive incidents during Jesus' passage from Pilate's house to his crucifixion at Calvary
From this reading [9] Ptolemy Philadelphus’ chief inducement to establish stations in Abyssinia was to procure war elephants.
status with respect to the relations between people or groups
From this reading [11] Gala and Somali are almost convertible terms.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading [10] Dongola, the accepted name for the Nubian country north of Kordofan, appears at one time to have been inhabited by a race speaking a Hamitic rather than a Nubian language.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thus to these Egyptian Greeks and Ethiopians the African elephant did not appear too intractable.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Thus to these Egyptian Greeks and Ethiopians the African elephant did not appear too intractable.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thus to these Egyptian Greeks and Ethiopians the African elephant did not appear too intractable.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading [10] Dongola, the accepted name for the Nubian country north of Kordofan, appears at one time to have been inhabited by a race speaking a Hamitic rather than a Nubian language.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [9] Ptolemy Philadelphus’ chief inducement to establish stations in Abyssinia was to procure war elephants.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Thus to these Egyptian Greeks and Ethiopians the African elephant did not appear too intractable.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading [9] Ptolemy Philadelphus’ chief inducement to establish stations in Abyssinia was to procure war elephants.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [9] Ptolemy Philadelphus’ chief inducement to establish stations in Abyssinia was to procure war elephants.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dongola (originally Dankala), or its plural, Danagla, may be etymologically connected with Danākil of the north Somali coast.
