Explore Adwa through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Adwa meaning
A town and separate woreda in Tigray Region, Ethiopia, near the site of the 1896 Battle of Adwa.
Using Adwa
- The main meaning on this page is: A town and separate woreda in Tigray Region, Ethiopia, near the site of the 1896 Battle of Adwa.
- In the example corpus, adwa often appears in combinations such as: of adwa, at adwa, before adwa.
Context around Adwa
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 9 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Adwa
- In this selection, "adwa" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, towards, italians, main, valley and became stand out and add context to how "adwa" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include adwa still stands and battle of adwa. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "adwa" sits close to words such as aat, abhorrence and abms, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with adwa
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Another member of his entourage, Mulugeta Yeggazu, actually fought at Adwa as a young man. (15 words)
The town of Adwa is located in Northern Tigray, closer to the southern border of Eritrea. (16 words)
Significance "The confrontation between Italy and Ethiopia at Adwa was a fundamental turning point in Ethiopian history," writes Henze. (19 words)
Families began sending to the newspapers letters they had received before Adwa in which their menfolk described their poor living conditions and their fears at the size of the army they were going to face. (35 words)
Battle of Adwa main The decisive battle of the war was the Battle of Adwa on March 1, 1896, which took place in mountainous country north of the actual town of Adwa (or Adowa). (34 words)
The battle fought, at the Northern Ethiopian town of Adwa by Ethiopia in 1896 against invading Italian forces is one of the most powerful episodes of resistance to the scramble for Africa. (32 words)
Example sentences (14)
Battle of Adwa main The decisive battle of the war was the Battle of Adwa on March 1, 1896, which took place in mountainous country north of the actual town of Adwa (or Adowa).
Adwa still stands as witness to what ordinary Africans can do when they come together as farmers, pastoralists, women and rural people, workers and artists.
But since they were too shortsighted, a month and half before Adwa, they took it for granted that they were going to implement their protectorate over Ethiopia.
The battle fought, at the Northern Ethiopian town of Adwa by Ethiopia in 1896 against invading Italian forces is one of the most powerful episodes of resistance to the scramble for Africa.
The town of Adwa is located in Northern Tigray, closer to the southern border of Eritrea.
After her marriage with Menelik she served as an adviser and with her own 5,000 troops she went to the battle of Adwa.
Another member of his entourage, Mulugeta Yeggazu, actually fought at Adwa as a young man.
Battle On the night of 29 February and the early morning of 1 March three Italian brigades advanced separately towards Adwa over narrow mountain tracks, while a fourth remained camped.
Families began sending to the newspapers letters they had received before Adwa in which their menfolk described their poor living conditions and their fears at the size of the army they were going to face.
Lewis, Fashoda, p. 117. The Ethiopian forces positioned themselves on the hills overlooking the Adwa valley, in perfect position to receive the Italians, who were exposed and vulnerable to crossfire.
On a similar note, the Ethiopian historian Bahru Zewde observed that "few events in the modern period have brought Ethiopia to the attention of the world as has the victory at Adwa".
One student of Ethiopia, Donald N. Levine, points out that for the Italians Adwa "became a national trauma which demagogic leaders strove to avenge.
Significance "The confrontation between Italy and Ethiopia at Adwa was a fundamental turning point in Ethiopian history," writes Henze.
The El-Buur episode drastically changed the strategy of Italy as it revived memories of the Adwa fiasco when Italy had been defeated by Abyssinia.
Common combinations with adwa
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of adwa 6×
- at adwa 3×
- before adwa 2×
- the adwa 2×