addis ababa — the capital of Ethiopia, on a central plateau 2400 m (8000 ft) above sea level: founded in 1887; became capital in 1896. Pop: 2 899 000 (2005 est)
Two-syllable rhymes
baba — a small cake of leavened dough, sometimes mixed with currants and usually soaked in rum (rum baba)
gaba — a neurotransmitter of the central nervous system that inhibits excitatory responses.
saba — an island in the Netherlands Antilles, in the N Leeward Islands. 5 sq. mi. (13 sq. km).
sabah — a state in Malaysia, on the N tip of Borneo: formerly a British crown colony. 29,347 sq. mi. (76,008 sq. km). Capital: Kota Kinabalu.
Three-syllable rhymes
aqaba — the only port in Jordan, in the southwest, on the Gulf of Aqaba. Pop: 80 790 (2004)
indaba — a conference or consultation between or with native peoples of South Africa.
Four-or-more syllable rhymes
ali baba — (in The Arabian Nights' Entertainments) a poor woodcutter who discovers that the magic words "open sesame" will open the doors of the cave containing the treasure of the Forty Thieves
