Haile Selassie

/ (ˈhaɪlɪ səˈlæsɪ) /

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noun

title of Ras Tafari Makonnen. 1892–1975, emperor of Ethiopia (1930–36; 1941–74). During the Italian occupation of Ethiopia (1936–41), he lived in exile in England. He was a prominent figure in the Pan-African movement: deposed 1974

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Words nearby Haile Selassie

Haikou, haiku, haikwan tael, hail, Hail Columbia, Haile Selassie, Haile Selassie I, Hailey and Hailey disease, hail-fellow, hail-fellow-well-met, hail from

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Example sentences from the Web for Haile Selassie

When Robert Haile pulled his own weapon, Brooks continued his stick-up.
Chicago’s Cops Don’t Even Get Investigated for Shooting People in the Back|Justin Glawe|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Smith waited “until he could see her hips” and fired again, at which point 18-year-old Haile Kifer tumbled down the stairs.
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It was Haile Kifer, a gymnast and diver for Little Falls High School.
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In March there happened fearefull lightning, and in December grieuous thunder and haile.
The Lives of the III Normans, Kings of England: William the First, William the Second, Henrie the First|John Hayward

The Captain was angry that he spake without order, then ordered to haile him and askt what was his reason to dogg us.
Great Pirate Stories|Various
Now, Mrs. Haile, I am a business woman, and if I speak bluntly you must pardon it.
A Woman Named Smith|Marie Conway Oemler
A man by the name of Haile camped here a few days later and he and his wife used the water for cooking and drinking.
Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences|Nebraska Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Whie father (quoth the child) I can make it raine or haile, when and where I list: He asked where she learned it.
The Witch-cult in Western Europe|Margaret Alice Murray

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