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Ethiopian
[ee-thee-oh-pee-uhn]
adjective
of or relating to Ethiopia or to its inhabitants.
belonging to the part of Africa south of the equator.
Zoogeography.belonging to a geographical division comprising Africa south of the tropic of Cancer, the southern part of Arabia, and Madagascar.
Archaic.Black African.
noun
a native of Ethiopia.
a member of any of various supposedly dark-skinned peoples regarded by the ancients as coming from a country lying south of Egypt.
Archaic.a Black African.
Ethiopian
/ ˌːθɪˈəʊɪə /
adjective
of, relating to, or characteristic of Ethiopia, its people, or any of their languages
of or denoting a zoogeographical region consisting of Africa south of the Sahara
obsoleteanthropol of or belonging to a postulated racial group characterized by dark skin, an oval elongated face, and thin lips, living chiefly in Africa south of the Sahara
noun
a native or inhabitant of Ethiopia
any of the languages of Ethiopia, esp Amharic
noun
an archaic word for Black
Other Word Forms
- anti-Ethiopian adjective
- pro-Ethiopian adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of Ethiopian1
Example Sentences
His mournful Ethiopian melodic lilt stood out like nothing else in Top 40, and he hung onto enough art-freak sensibility that he could headline the Super Bowl halftime show with dancers in full-face plastic-surgery bandages.
ENB: How does your Ethiopian heritage figure into your work, particularly as you make artistic choices that connect the broader diaspora?
Cultural staples like hummus, muhammara, guacamole and Ethiopian legume stews all fall under the purée umbrella.
Airlines which were expected to be affected by the suspended baggage handling strike include Air Mauritius, Air Peace, Delta, Ethiopian Airlines, Norwegian, and TAP.
The Kooks, meanwhile, never went away, recording a clutch of more experimental albums that blended drum loops, pastoral pop and even Ethiopian jazz influences.
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