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Definition of New flower
1. Noun. The capital of Ethiopia and the country's largest city; located in central Ethiopia.
Generic synonyms: National Capital
Group relationships: Abyssinia, Ethiopia, Federal Democratic Republic Of Ethiopia, Yaltopya
Lexicographical Neighbors of New Flower
Literary usage of New flower
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"Adis Ababa, signifying "the new flower,8 was founded in 1892 by Menelek II after
abandoning ... new flower ..."
2. The Methodist Review (1856)
""A new Flower for Children," by L. MARIA CHILD," (New-York: CS Francis & Co., 185G;
18mo., pp. 311,) contains a scries of very beautiful and instructive ..."
3. Leaves of Life by Edith Nesbit (1888)
"THE new flower. WHY not give up the strife—fold hands and wait (Unmurmuring and
unsubdued) our Fate,— Throw down the flower of hope, and let it lie ; While ..."