"Axum" meaning in English

See Axum in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Aksum [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Axum
  1. (historical) A former kingdom in East Africa. Tags: historical Translations (former kingdom in Africa): Axoum (French), Aksoum (French), Aksum (German), अक्सुमचे राज्य (aksumce rājya) [neuter] (Marathi), ⲁⲝⲓⲱⲙⲁ (aksiōma) (Old Nubian), Reino de Axum [masculine] (Portuguese), Reino de Aksum [masculine] (Portuguese), Аксум (Aksum) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Axum-en-name-QTDON6sa Categories (other): Former polities, Former capitals Disambiguation of Former capitals: 46 54 Disambiguation of 'former kingdom in Africa': 81 19
  2. A town in La'ilay Maychew district, Maekelay, Tigray, Ethiopia, former capital of Axum. Categories (place): Places in Ethiopia, Towns in Ethiopia Synonyms: Kingdom of Axum, Axumite Empire, Ethiopia (english: inexact) Derived forms: Axumite, Axumitic Translations (town in Ethiopia): አክሱም (ʾäksum) (Amharic), Ἄξουμις (Áxoumis) (Ancient Greek), Αὔξουμις (Aúxoumis) (Ancient Greek), Αὐξούμη (Auxoúmē) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), أَكْسُوم (ʔaksūm) (Arabic), 阿克蘇姆 /阿克苏姆 (Ākèsūmǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), Aksoum (French), Axoum (French), አኵስም (ʾäkʷsəm) (Ge'ez), Aksum (German), אקסום (Hebrew), אכסום (Hebrew), Аксум (Aksum) (Russian), ኣኽሱም (ʾaxsum) (Tigrinya)
    Sense id: en-Axum-en-name-DQCXG~WN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Amharic translations, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Ge'ez translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Old Nubian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Tigrinya translations, Ethiopia, Former capitals Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Amharic translations: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Ge'ez translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Old Nubian translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Tigrinya translations: 4 96 Disambiguation of Ethiopia: 11 89 Disambiguation of Former capitals: 46 54 Disambiguation of 'town in Ethiopia': 18 82

Alternative forms

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