Definition of Haile selassie

1. Noun. Emperor of Ethiopia; worshipped by Rastafarians (1892-1975).

Exact synonyms: Ras Tafari, Ras Tafari Makonnen
Generic synonyms: Emperor

Lexicographical Neighbors of Haile Selassie

Haida Gwaii
Haidari
Haidario
Haidarion
Haidinger
Haidinger's brushes
Haidée
Haietlik
Haifa
Haig
Haight
Haik
Haikou
Hail Mary
Hail Marys
Hailey
Hailey-Hailey disease
Hainan
Hainaut
Haiphong
Haiti
Haitian
Haitian Creole
Haitian Vodoun Culture Language
Haitian capital
Haitian centime
Haitian monetary unit
Haitians
Hakea

Literary usage of Haile selassie

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Evil Days: Thirty Years of War and Famine in Ethiopia by Alexander De Waal (1991)
"Combined with drought and locusts, the result was famine.2 haile selassie ordered the importation of grain from India to supply Addis Ababa, but there was ..."

2. Marianne Moore: Vision Into Verse by Patricia C. Willis (1987)
"St. Jerome's lion points to the final image in the poem, haile selassie, who kept a dozen lions at his palace. The king of beasts was a symbol of kingship ..."

3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"haile selassie I University, established in 1961, already bas an enrollment ... Like new universities throughout Africa, haile selassie I University sees as ..."

4. Adventure Guide to Barbados by Lynne M. Sullivan (2001)
"The name comes from the Ethiopian Ras Tafari, who was crowned Emperor Haile Selassie I in 1930. Followers of Ras Tafari believe that he was ..."

5. Agricultural Marketing Directory for U.S. & Africa Trade by Mary E. Lassanyi, Wayne Olson (1997)
"Tel: Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Cooperative House, haile selassie Ave., PO Box 30430, Nairobi, Kenya. ..."

6. Kenya by Eva Ambros (1999)
"CANADA: Canadian High Commission, Comerán House, haile selassie Ave., Nairobi, tel. ... US: PO Box 30137, Unit 64100, Moi and haile selassie Avenues, ..."

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