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Originally appearing in Volume V02, Page 58 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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ANKOBER , a See also:

TOWN

town in, and at one See also:

TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
TIME, STANDARD

time See also:

capital of, the See also:

KINGDOM

kingdom of See also:

SHOA

Shoa, See also:

ABYSSINIA (officially ETHIOPIA)

Abyssinia, 90 M . N.E. of Adis Ababa, in 90 34' N., 390 54' E., on a See also:

mountain about 85oo ft. above the See also:

sea . Ankober was made (c . 1890) by Menelek II. the See also:

PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place of detention of See also:

POLITICAL

political prisoners . Pop. about 2000 .

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