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Abyssinia

American  
[ab-uh-sin-ee-uh] / ˌæb əˈsɪn i ə /

noun

  1. former name of Ethiopia.

  2. Ethiopia.


Abyssinia British  
/ ˌæbɪˈsɪnɪə /

noun

  1. a former name for Ethiopia

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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An important exception was the Kingdom of Abyssinia, the Christian successor state of Aksum and Zagwe.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Circus Abyssinia: Tulu, a new production from the Ethiopian troupe of aerialists and jugglers, has a noon matinee at the New Victory Theater.

From New York Times • Dec. 22, 2022

When you shop locally, you get to experience Renton’s warmth and positive energy from business owners like Miny Tafesse of Abyssinia Hair & Beauty Clinic downtown.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 23, 2020

In 1935 Mussolini sent a huge army into Abyssinia - today's Ethiopia - from the Italian colonies of Eritrea and Somaliland.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2020

All along our march over Salamgi this extraordinary scene continued; and we saw more people than we have seen during the whole time we have been in Abyssinia.

From March to Magdala by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

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