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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A town of northern Ethiopia east-southeast of Gondar. It is noted for its 11 churches hewn from volcanic bedrock, dating to the 12th and 13th centuries.
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Examples
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Several centuries ago, long before power tools, an Ethiopian king by the name of Lalibela had the big idea to build a church out of the side of a mountain.
Christine Negroni: At Christmas, Can We Carve A Better World? Christine Negroni 2011
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Several centuries ago, long before power tools, an Ethiopian king by the name of Lalibela had the big idea to build a church out of the side of a mountain.
Christine Negroni: At Christmas, Can We Carve A Better World? Christine Negroni 2011
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Several centuries ago, long before power tools, an Ethiopian king by the name of Lalibela had the big idea to build a church out of the side of a mountain.
Christine Negroni: At Christmas, Can We Carve A Better World? Christine Negroni 2011
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Several centuries ago, long before power tools, an Ethiopian king by the name of Lalibela had the big idea to build a church out of the side of a mountain.
Christine Negroni: At Christmas, Can We Carve A Better World? Christine Negroni 2011
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Several centuries ago, long before power tools, an Ethiopian king by the name of Lalibela had the big idea to build a church out of the side of a mountain.
Christine Negroni: At Christmas, Can We Carve A Better World? Christine Negroni 2011
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A young father in Lalibela spoke eloquently and passionately about his nearly completed master’s thesis which focuses on gender differences in learning science.
February 2009 2009
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A young father in Lalibela spoke eloquently and passionately about his nearly completed master’s thesis which focuses on gender differences in learning science.
University 2009
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A young father in Lalibela spoke eloquently and passionately about his nearly completed master’s thesis which focuses on gender differences in learning science.
Supporting Literacy in Ethiopia through Libraries and Reading Rooms -Asselin and Doiron 2009
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Beata had chosen an Ethiopian restaurant called Lalibela Ethiopian Restaurant.
Boxing Babes go Ethiopian Teena in Toronto 2007
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Beata had chosen an Ethiopian restaurant called Lalibela Ethiopian Restaurant.
Archive 2007-12-01 Teena in Toronto 2007
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