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Abyssinian

British  
/ ˌæbɪˈsɪnɪən /

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Abyssinia

"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

adjective

  1. of or relating to Abyssinia or its inhabitants

"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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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

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

Talley left his intellectual property to Abyssinian, and the proceeds from the auction will benefit the Harlem church as well as Mt.

From Washington Post • Feb. 11, 2023

“It’s not like we’re short on concrete, reasonable recommendations,” said the Rev. Earle Fisher, senior pastor of the Abyssinian Baptist Church.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 29, 2023

Abyssinian was a big church too, but they’d line up along 128th Street to get into Metropolitan like it was a rock concert.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride

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