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A city on the Nile river, a few miles above Aga-nagara; the site of the first cataract of the Nile.
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An inhabitant of this city.
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Waterfall; cataract.
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History
The place name is from Latin Catadūpa, from Ancient Greek Κατάδουποι (Katádoupoi), "commonly derived from καταδουπέω (katadoupéō), as if downroars" (see κατα- (kata-, “down”), δουπέω (doupéō, “to thud”)). (The people are from Latin Catadūpi.)
From French catadupe, from Latin Catadūpa, name of the first cataract of the Nile, from Ancient Greek Κατάδουποι (Katádoupoi); see Catadupe for more.
