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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

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

In 1904, King Menelik of Abyssinia gave Mr. Roosevelt a lion cub named Joe and a hyena named Bill that “laughs nearly all the time,” The New York Times reported that year.

From New York Times ● Nov. 14, 2020

The range looked like a mighty natural barrier to our further progress into Abyssinia.

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

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