Amhara

American  

[ahm-hahr-uh] / ɑmˈhɑr ə /

noun

1. Also called Amhara Region.  Official Name Amhara National Regional State.  a regional state in northern Ethiopia: site of Lake Tana. Bahir Dah.

2. a region of the former Ethiopian Empire comprising several provinces, large portions of which are part of the modern Amhara Region.

3. a member of an Amharic-speaking, traditionally agricultural, predominantly Christian people of central Ethiopia, descended from Cushitic peoples already living in the region and Semitic peoples who arrived in the sixth century b.c.

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adjective

1. of or relating to the Amhara.

Amhara British  

/ æmˈhɑːrə /

noun

1. a region of NW Ethiopia: formerly a kingdom

2. an inhabitant of the former kingdom of Amhara

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Etymology

Origin of Amhara

First recorded in 1830–40; from Amharic Amara, a self-designation, from Geez ʾAmḥārā, the name of a historical province of central and northwestern Ethiopia

Example Sentences

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Amhara

"Bringing together groups with contending understandings of the Ethiopian state, for the first time ever, itself has been a successful exercise," said Alamrew Yirdaw, a participant from the Amhara region.

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

Ethiopia also continues to grapple with armed insurgencies in Oromia and Amhara, the country's two most-populous regional states.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

Ethiopia hopes to attract foreign tourism despite the ongoing armed conflict in its two most populous regions -- Amhara and Oromia -- with Bishoftu located in the latter.

From Barron's ● Jan. 10, 2026

The BBC collected data from 43 health facilities in Amhara - roughly 4% of all health facilities in the region - and other medical sources to get a snapshot of what has been happening.

From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2025

Gondar, in Amhara, is the capital of all Ethiopia.

From Alden's Handy Atlas of the World by John B. Alden