Gondar

English

Alternative forms

• Gonder

Etymology

Borrowed from Amharic ጎንደር (gondär).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑːndɑː/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑndɑɹ/
• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)
• Hyphenation: gon‧dar

Proper noun

Gondar

1. A city and woreda in Ethiopia.
   • 1998 May 11, Emanuela Trevisan Semi, Tudor Parfitt, The Beta Israel in Ethiopia and Israel: Studies on the Ethiopian Jews‎^[1], →ISBN, page 258:

     This paper examines the phonological, grammatical and lexical variations between the dialects of Addis Ababa and Gondar.

   • 2004 July 19, Graham Connor, Forgotten Africa: An Introduction to Its Archaeology‎^[2], →ISBN, page 80:

     One 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.

   • 2011 March 18, Barbara W. Olson, Gondar, Ethiopia: 1971-1975 Guests in the Ethiopian Highlands and Children of Zemecha‎^[3], →ISBN, page 107:

     While waiting at immigration, Clark meets a Dutch couple with similar problems and invites them to visit us in Gondar.