Abd Allah

/ (æbd ˈælə) /

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noun

1846–99, Sudanese leader; he led the uprising against the Egyptian government of the Sudan; defeated by Kitchener in 1898

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How to use Abd Allah in a sentence

Abd Allah was so pleased with this compliment that he ordered him a valuable present.
A Boswell of Baghdad|E. V. Lucas
Abd Allah had made no savings, and, being too old for work, he had lived on the earnings of his son.
The Scapegoat|Hall Caine
Abd Allah could not follow the thief, so he went to the Kasbah and told his story to the Governor.
The Scapegoat|Hall Caine
When he had grown up, he was two years in the service of Abd Allah Teshtari.
Mystics and Saints of Islam|Claud Field

To him, therefore, Abd Allah determined to apply, and when his store was opened presented himself.
Life in Morocco and Glimpses Beyond|Budgett Meakin