Gondar

American  

[gon-der] / ˈgɒn dər /

Or Gonder

noun

1. a city in the Amhara Region of northern Ethiopia, north of Lake Tana: once the capital of the former Ethiopian Empire.

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Gondar British  

/ ˈɡɒndɑː /

noun

1. a city in NW Ethiopia: capital of Ethiopia from the 17th century until 1868. Pop: 191 000 (2005 est)

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Etymology

Origin of Gondar

First recorded in 1700–10; from Amharic Gondar, Gonder

Example Sentences

The 23-year-old from South Gondar says government soldiers entered her house on 6 January to ask for information, a routine army practice.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025

Priests carried tabots into one of the fortresses in Gondar, where they will be kept until the end of the festivities.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2024

Another Gondar resident said he had seen the military enter the city centre on Tuesday afternoon.

From Reuters • Aug. 9, 2023

Flights to two popular tourist towns, Lalibela and Gondar, have been suspended.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 4, 2023

On January 17, 1770, we set out on our way to Gondar, and on the following day reached the plain where the ruins of Axum, supposed to be the ancient capital of Abyssinia, are situated.

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