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

While fleeing with her family to Addis Ababa, she and her sister were shot and wounded by Amhara soldiers.

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At Alemwach refugee camp in the Amhara region, refugees speak of frequent robberies, kidnappings, and physical assaults by armed groups.

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At an elevation of about 2500 meters on Ethiopia’s Amhara plain, villagers conduct an ancient ritual—harvesting delicate stalks of teff by hand.

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But it is believed she was unhappy about the current conflicts in Oromia and Amhara regions.

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There was heavy security presence at this year's celebration - personnel numbers have been beefed up at many major events in Ethiopia amid sporadic fighting in regions such as Amhara and Oromia.

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