- 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.
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Ethiopian
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Ethiopian — Airlines … Deutsch Wikipedia
Ethiopian — E thi*o pi*an, Ethiopic E thi*op ic, a. Of or relating to Ethiopia or the Ethiopians. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 || iËθɪ 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 — 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
