Asmara

[ ahs-mahr-uh ]

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Eritrea, in N Ethiopia.

Asmara

/ æsˈmɑːrə /

noun

1. the capital of Eritrea; cathedral (1922); Grand Mosque (1937); university (1958). Pop: 615 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

The leaders of Egypt, Somalia and Eritrea – countries which all have strained relations with Ethiopia – have been meeting in the Eritrean capital, Asmara.

From BBC

The government also rarely shares where the bodies are buried but Mr Berhane's family have heard there is a plan to bury him in Asmara Patriots Cemetery.

From BBC

Unusually, Girmay was never a champion of Asmara - the capital city he grew up in - or Eritrea.

From BBC

"And yet," says Asmara, "our research can help. Now that we know what the oil-palm plantations are doing to the watershed, both the industry and local governments can take action."

From Science Daily

"It's an open secret that relations between Addis Ababa and Asmara have grown ever frostier over the past year," said Alan Boswell, project director, Horn of Africa, at the International Crisis Group.

From Reuters