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At·ba·ra

 (ăt′bər-ə, ät′-)
A river of northeast Africa rising in northwest Ethiopia and flowing about 805 km (500 mi) to the Nile River in eastern Sudan.
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Atbara

(ˈætbərə; ætˈbɑː-)
n
1. (Placename) a town in NE Sudan. Pop: 110 000 (2005 est)
2. (Placename) a river in NE Africa, rising in N Ethiopia and flowing through E Sudan to the Nile at Atbara. Length: over 800 km (500 miles)
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At•ba•ra

(ˈɑt bə rə, ˈæt-)

n.
a river in NE Africa, flowing NW from NW Ethiopia to the Nile in E Sudan. ab. 500 mi. (800 km) long.
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