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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

It was first used by the king of Abyssinia to defeat the Italian invaders in the 1890s.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 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

The castle is at present inhabited by the wife of a chief—I cannot say whether it is the same chief, for dates in Abyssinia are somewhat confused—who is a prisoner of Gobayze, King of Lasta.

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

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