Abyssinian

/ˌæb.ɪˈsɪn.ɪ.ən/

UK: /ˌæb.ɪˈsɪn.ɪ.ən/

æb · ꞮSꞮN · ɪ · ən (4 syllables)

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Definition

Of or pertaining to Ethiopia or its inhabitants; Ethiopian.

Etymology

From Abyssinia + -n.

Example Sentences

  • "Our men are frightened of these Abyssinian women."
  • "This king [Fasilides] immediately restored the Abyssinian doctrines, and hunted out the Jesuit missionaries."
  • "The Abyssinian rite has fourteen different eucharistic prayers for use on different liturgical days; […]"
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