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Aksum

or Ax·um

[ ahk-soom ]

noun

  1. the capital of an ancient Ethiopian kingdom, ruled by Himyaritic emigrants from Arabia.


Aksum

/ ˈɑːksʊm /

noun

  1. an ancient town in N Ethiopia, in the Tigre region: capital of the Aksumite Empire (1st to 6th centuries ad ). According to tradition, the Ark of the Covenant was brought here from Jerusalem
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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