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Bishia
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English
Proper noun
en locality in western c/Eritrea.
en 1941 August Charles E. Lee Railways of Italian East Africa—I Railway Magazine 340 By January 26 our Forces had occupied Biscia, the extreme western railhead of the Eritrea Railway, which runs from that town 140 miles to Asmara, and thence to Massaua.
Usage notes
An older spelling seems to be Biscia, which may have been used during Italian rule; see quotation.
References
it Biscia (Eritrea)