Amhara

American  

[ahm-hahr-uh] / ɑmˈhɑr ə /

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.

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adjective

1. of or relating to the Amhara.

Amhara British  

/ æmˈhɑːrə /

noun

1. a region of NW Ethiopia: formerly a kingdom

2. an inhabitant of the former kingdom of Amhara

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Etymology

Origin of Amhara

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

The United States was outspoken in its criticism of alleged atrocities by Ethiopian forces and their allies from Eritrea and the Amhara region during the Tigray war.

From Reuters

His determination covers members of the Ethiopian and Eritrean national armies as well as the Tigray People’s Liberation Front and forces aligned with the Amhara region.

From Seattle Times

The United Nations says more than half a million people have fled conflict in Oromiya and taken refuge in Amhara.

From Washington Post

The Tigray forces have now crossed into the Amhara and Afar regions of Ethiopia.

From Washington Post

Heavy fighting, including artillery fire, has been reported in the Amhara, Oromia and Afar regions, according to an internal United Nations security document seen by The New York Times.

From New York Times