"Mekele" meaning in English

See Mekele in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Mekelle [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} Mekele
  1. The capital city of Tigray, Ethiopia. Categories (place): Cities in Ethiopia, Places in Ethiopia, Regional capitals of Ethiopia Related terms: Maekelay, Maekhelay, Ma'ekhelay Translations (Mekele, Tigray, Ethiopia): መቀሌ (mäḳäle) (Amharic), 默克萊 /默克莱 (Mòkèlái) (Chinese Mandarin), מקלה (mekéle) [feminine] (Hebrew), Macallè (Italian), መቐለ (mäx̣älä) (Tigrinya), Mekelle (Turkish)

Alternative forms

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