Definition
A historical trading post or settlement, possibly referring to a marketplace or administrative center in Madagascar or East Africa during colonial periods.
Etymology
Likely from a place name in Madagascar or East Africa, possibly derived from Bantu or other African languages; the exact etymology is unclear without additional historical documentation.
Kelly Says
Words like 'ampassy' are ghosts of colonial trade networks—they mark locations where European traders, Arab merchants, and African peoples met, and many such place names have been forgotten or renamed.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ampassy
amp-as-see
ARالعربية
ampassy
amp-as-see
BNবাংলা
ampassy
amp-as-see
CACatalà
ampassy
amp-as-see
CSČeština
ampassy
amp-as-see
DADansk
ampassy
amp-as-see
DEDeutsch
ampassy
amp-as-see
ELΕλληνικά
ampassy
amp-as-see
ESEspañol
ampassy
amp-as-see
FAفارسی
ampassy
amp-as-see
FISuomi
ampassy
amp-as-see
FRFrançais
ampassy
amp-as-see
HEעברית
ampassy
amp-as-see
HIहिन्दी
ampassy
amp-as-see
HUMagyar
ampassy
amp-as-see
IDBahasa Indonesia
ampassy
amp-as-see
ITItaliano
ampassy
amp-as-see
MSBahasa Melayu
ampassy
amp-as-see
MYမြန်မာ
ampassy
amp-as-see
NLNederlands
ampassy
amp-as-see
NONorsk
ampassy
amp-as-see
PLPolski
ampassy
amp-as-see
PTPortuguês
ampassy
amp-as-see
RORomână
ampassy
amp-as-see
RUРусский
ampassy
amp-as-see
SVSvenska
ampassy
amp-as-see
SWKiswahili
ampassy
amp-as-see
TAதமிழ்
ampassy
amp-as-see
TEతెలుగు
ampassy
amp-as-see
TRTürkçe
ampassy
amp-as-see
UKУкраїнська
ampassy
amp-as-see
URاردو
ampassy
amp-as-see
VITiếng Việt
ampassy
amp-as-see