Ethiopian

Ethiopian
Ethiopian E`thi*o"pi*an, Ethiopic E`thi*op"ic, a. Of or relating to Ethiopia or the Ethiopians. [1913 Webster]

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  • Ethiopian — ► NOUN ▪ a person from Ethiopia. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to Ethiopia …   English terms dictionary

  • Ethiopian — [ē′thēō′pē ən] adj. 1. of Ethiopia or its people or culture 2. Archaic BLACK (adj. 2a) 3. designating or of the biogeographic realm that includes Madagascar and all of Africa, except some parts of N Africa in the Palearctic realm n. 1. a person… …   English World dictionary

  • Ethiopian — [[t]i͟ːθio͟ʊpiən[/t]] ♦♦♦ Ethiopians ADJ Ethiopian means belonging or relating to Ethiopia, or to its people, language, or culture. N COUNT An Ethiopian is an Ethiopian citizen, or a person of Ethiopian origin …   English dictionary

  • Ethiopian — 1. noun /ˌiːθiˈəʊpiən/ A person from Ethiopia or of Ethiopian descent. 2. adjective /ˌiːθiˈəʊpiən/ Of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia, the Ethiopian people or the Ethiopian culture …   Wiktionary

  • Ethiopian — E·thi·o·pi·an || iːθɪ əʊpjÉ™n n. one of Ethiopian origin, resident of Ethiopia adj. of or pertaining to Ethiopia, of Ethiopian origin …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Ethiopian — /iθiˈoʊpiən/ (say eethee ohpeeuhn) adjective noun 1. relating to Ethiopia or to its inhabitants. 2. Obsolete of or relating to a black person of Ethiopian descent. 3. a native or inhabitant of Ethiopia. 4. Obsolete a black person of Ethiopian… …  

  • Ethiopian — Ethiop E thi*op, Ethiopian E thi*o pi*an, n. [L. Aethiops, Gr. ?; ? to burn + ? face.] A native or inhabitant of Ethiopia; also, in a general sense, a negro or black man …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ethiopian — noun a native or national of Ethiopia, or a person of Ethiopian descent. adjective 1》 relating to Ethiopia or its people. 2》 Zoology relating to or denoting a zoogeographical region comprising sub Saharan Africa, the Arabian peninsula, and… …   English new terms dictionary

  • Ethiopian — n. & adj. n. 1 a a native or national of Ethiopia in NE Africa. b a person of Ethiopian descent. 2 archaic a Black person. adj. of or relating to Ethiopia. Etymology: Ethiopia f. L Aethiops f. Gk Aithiops f. aitho burn + ops face …   Useful english dictionary

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