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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • An ancient city of northern Sudan on the Nile River northeast of Khartoum. The capital of a Cushite dynasty from 530 BC to AD 350, it was noted for its iron smelting and casting.

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