noun
Other Word Forms
- Abyssinian adjective
- anti-Abyssinian adjective
- pro-Abyssinian adjective
Example Sentences
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Searching for reliable food, we ate multiple dinners at Abyssinia Ethiopian Restaurant, Pomona, and Bistro 22, all in Labone, the center of expat life in Accra.
From New York Times
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
"I remember him talking about Abyssinia, and the Italian invasion," recalled his prep school friend, broadcaster Nicholas Parsons.
From BBC
It was first used by the king of Abyssinia to defeat the Italian invaders in the 1890s.
From BBC
Italy tried to invade Ethiopia, or Abyssinia as it was also known, in 1895, when European powers were carving up the African continent between themselves - but it went on to suffer a humiliating defeat.
From BBC
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