Abyssinian
Americanadjective
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relating to Abyssinia or its people or culture.
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belonging to a breed of short-haired tabby cat whose individual hairs have bands of different colors.
noun
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Abyssinians
plural
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a native or inhabitant of Abyssinia.
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a breed of short-haired tabby cat whose individual hairs are marked with bands of different colors.
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According to Belafonte, they arranged a meeting in the basement of Abyssinian Baptist Church, where King told him he was almost out of money to fund the Montgomery Bus Boycott and asked for help.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 31, 2026
Over its 215-year history, the Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York City has earned a reputation as the flagship of the Black church in America.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 6, 2024
The two men’s return to office is not “resurrecting democracy,” said the Rev. Earle Fisher, a Memphis civil rights activist and senior pastor of Gifts of Abyssinian Baptist Church.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 16, 2023
One recent dawn, he watched a gang of buffaloes wallow in the mud, a trio of Abyssinian ground hornbills forage nearby and a lone giraffe in the distance.
From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 2023
Professor Sprout set them all to work pruning the Abyssinian Shrivelfigs.
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
Desta's next goal is to get The Abyssinians on to the stage with, she hopes, the same cast.
From BBC ● Jan. 3, 2025
Soon after they left, some of the sailors began to have doubts about the "Abyssinians".
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2018
Patti still writes to Rough Trade, and the latest word is, she and Lenny still love the Abyssinians, and they still love Rough Trade.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 19, 2013
We Abyssinians have seldom met foreigners who did not desire to possess themselves of Abyssinian territory.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Abyssinians complain bitterly of our mode of fighting.
From March to Magdala by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
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