Ethiopian – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
Ethiopian
adj.
of or pertaining to Ethiopia, of Ethiopian origin
n.
one of Ethiopian origin, resident of Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Ethiopia (; , , ), officially known as the
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (የኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ,
ye-Ītyōṗṗyā Fēdēralāwī Dīmōkrāsīyāwī Rīpeblīk ), is a country located in the
Horn of Africa. It is bordered by
Eritrea to the north and northeast,
Djibouti, and
Somalia to the east,
Sudan and
South Sudan to the west, and
Kenya to the south. With over 100 million inhabitants, Ethiopia is the most populous
landlocked country in the world, as well as the second-most populous nation on the African continent after
Nigeria. It occupies a total area of , and its capital and largest city is
Addis Ababa.
Ethiopian
Noun
1. a native or inhabitant of Ethiopia
(hypernym) African
(hyponym) Amhara
(member-holonym) Ethiopia, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Yaltopya, Abyssinia
Adjective
1. of or relating to or characteristic of Ethiopia or its people or languages; "Ethiopian immigrants"
(pertainym) Ethiopia, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Yaltopya, Abyssinia
Ethiopian
(n.)
A native or inhabitant of Ethiopia; also, in a general sense, a negro or black man.
(a.)
Alt. of Ethiopic
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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Ethiopian
properly "Cushite," (Jeremiah 13:23) used of Zerah, (2 Chronicles 14:9) (8), and Ebed-melech. (Jeremiah 38:7,10,12; 39:16)
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) , by William Smith.
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