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Abila Pronunciation
Abila is pronounced ah-BEE-luh, IPA /ɑˈbilə/.
ah-BEE-luh
US /ɑˈbilə/
Syllables: ah · BEE · luh (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
proper noun: An ancient city of the Decapolis, in what is now northern Jordan.
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Abila in a Sentence
- Excavations at Abila began in the 1980s.
- Abila stood on two hills above a stream.
- Roman tombs survive at Abila.
Common Mispronunciations of Abila
Not A-bi-luh
BEE in the middle is the loud beat, with a quick ah in front of it.
Not uh-BY-luh
That stressed vowel is a long ee rather than the y of mile.
Tip: Several ancient places carried this name, so writers usually add the region to it.
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