Amhara

[ ahm-hahr-uh ]

noun

1. Also called Amhara Region. Official_name Amhara National Regional State. a regional state in northern Ethiopia: site of Lake Tana. : Bahir Dah.
2. a region of the former Ethiopian Empire comprising several provinces, large portions of which are part of the modern Amhara Region.
3. a member of an Amharic-speaking, traditionally agricultural, predominantly Christian people of central Ethiopia, descended from Cushitic peoples already living in the region and Semitic peoples who arrived in the sixth century b.c.

adjective

1. of or relating to the Amhara.

Amhara

/ æmˈhɑːrə /

noun

1. a region of NW Ethiopia: formerly a kingdom
2. an inhabitant of the former kingdom of Amhara

Word History and Origins

Origin of Amhara¹

First recorded in 1830–40; from Amharic Amara, a self-designation, from Geez ʾAmḥārā, the name of a historical province of central and northwestern Ethiopia

Example Sentences

They also want an end to the occupation of western Tigray by militias of the Amhara ethnic group, allied with the federal government.

From Time

Abiy’s government says it wants the rebels to withdraw from territory it has captured in the regions of Amhara and Afar before it opens any talks.

From Time

The Ethiopian National Defense Force has since partnered with troops from neighboring Eritrea and other militias within Ethiopia, specifically Amhara forces, in the battle against the Tigrayan defense forces.

From Vox

He now became sovereign of Tigre and Amhara, the principal provinces of Abyssinia.

From Project Gutenberg

Tigre and Amhara constitute one kingdom, and Shoa another; they are all divided into a great number of smaller provinces.

From Project Gutenberg