Meroë

or Mer·o·we

[ mer-oh-ee ]

noun

1. a ruined city in Sudan, on the Nile, NE of Khartoum: a capital of ancient Ethiopia that was destroyed a.d. c350.

Meroë

/ ˈmɛrəʊˌiː /

noun

1. an ancient city in N Sudan, on the Nile; capital of a kingdom that flourished from about 700 bc to about 350 ad

Example Sentences

It is Merowe, about 200 miles north of Khartoum, not Meroe, which is 125 miles north of Khartoum.

From New York Times

Its subsidiary, Meroe Gold, is one of Africa's biggest gold producers.

From BBC

In one case, a bronze of the Emperor Augustus from around 25 B.C. was decapitated by Kushite raiders in Egypt, who then defiantly buried the severed head beneath temple steps in the Kushite capital of Meroë, in modern Sudan.

From New York Times

In one case, a bronze of the Emperor Augustus from around 25 B.C. was decapitated by Kushite raiders in Egypt, who then defiantly buried the severed head beneath temple steps in the Kushite capital of Meroë, in modern Sudan.

From New York Times

On April 13, the RSF deployed forces closer to a military air base in the northern town of Meroe, where Egyptian troops were conducting an exercise with the Sudanese military, according to Egyptian authorities.

From Seattle Times