shewa

Speech parts

1. shewa - Noun

2. Shewa - Proper noun

Meaning

shewa (plural shewas)

Alternative form of shva (“Hebrew vowel sign”)

Shewa

(historical) A historical region of Ethiopia, formerly an autonomous kingdom within the Ethiopian Empire.

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Examples

Haile Selassie was thus able to ascend to the imperial throne through his paternal grandmother, Woizero Tenagnework Sahle Selassie, who was an aunt of Emperor Menelik II and daughter of Negus Sahle Selassie of Shewa. Source: Internet

Ifat was finally defeated by Emperor Amda Seyon I of Ethiopia in 1332, and withdrew from Shewa. Source: Internet

Its Sultan Umar Walashma (or his son Ali, according to another source) is recorded as having conquered the Sultanate of Shewa in 1285. Source: Internet

These two states inevitably came into conflict over Shewa and territories further south. Source: Internet

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