Abuna

English

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Abuna

  1. A river in northeastern Bolivia that forms part of the border with Brazil.[1]

Etymology 2

From Amharic, from Arabic 'abūnā.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Abuna

  1. The title of the leader, or patriarch, of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.[2][First attested in the early 17th century.][2]

References

  1. ^ 1971 [1969], Morris, William editor, The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, New York, NY: American Heritage Publishing Co., Inc., ISBN 0-395-09066-0, page 6:
  2. ↑ 2.02.1 2003 [1933], Brown, Lesley editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, edition 5th, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7, page 10:
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