Ethiop

American  

[ee-thee-op] / ˈi θiˌɒp /

Also Ethiope

adjective

1. Ethiopian.

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Ethiop British  

/ ˈiːθɪˌəʊp, ˈiːθɪˌɒp /

adjective

1. archaic words for Black

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Etymology

Origin of Ethiop

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin Aethiops < Greek Aithíops

Example Sentences

Sally is just taking note of a finale of the Ethiop choir.

From Somehow Good by De Morgan, William Frend

Madd'ning with rage to view the Lusian band, A troop so few, proud Dio's towers command, The cruel Ethiop Moor to heav'n complains, And the proud Persian's languid zeal arraigns.

From The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem by Camões, Luís de

While this tawny Ethiop prayeth, Painter, who is she that stayeth By, with skin of whitest lustre, Sunny locks, a shining cluster, Saint-like seeming to direct him To the Power that must protect him?

From The Works of Charles Lamb in Four Volumes, Volume 4 by Lamb, Charles

Mercy!" howled the Ethiop, falling on his knees and clutching at the young Greek's robe, "I know very little of the plot.

From A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. by Davis, William Stearns

Then listen," went on the Ethiop; "I care for the dear more than anything else in the world.

From A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. by Davis, William Stearns