Ethiopia

See also: Ethiópia and Eþíópía

English
Ethiopia

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin Aethiopia, from Ancient Greek Αἰθιοπία (Aithiopía), from Αἰθίοψ (Aithíops), of disputed origin (see the latter article).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /iθiˈoʊpi.ə/
  • Rhymes: -əʊpiə

Proper noun

Ethiopia

  1. Country in Eastern Africa. Official name: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
  2. (historical) Sub-Saharan Africa, especially the parts south of Egypt and along and east of the Nile


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See also

Dinka

Proper noun

Ethiopia

  1. Ethiopia

Portuguese

Proper noun

Ethiopia f

  1. Obsolete spelling of Etiópia (used in Portugal until September 1911 and died out in Brazil during the 1920s).

Swahili

Proper noun

Ethiopia

  1. Ethiopia

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