Ethiop
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of Ethiop
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin Aethiops < Greek Aithíops
Example Sentences
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The word "Ethiop" in the Greek literally means "sunburn."
From History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens by Williams, George Washington
L. 10 starr'd Ethiop queen: Cassiopeia, the legendary Queen of Ethiopia, and thence translated amongst the constellations.
From The Golden Treasury Selected from the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in the English Language and arranged with Notes by Various
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
Can the Ethiop change his skin, 23 Or the leopard his spots?
From Jeremiah : Being The Baird Lecture for 1922 by Smith, George Adam, Sir
All tribes and tongues together come, The scattered Jews and Gentiles, home; Throughout the host a chorus runs, Of special praise for Ethiop sons.
From Favourite Welsh Hymns Translated into English by Morris, Joseph, of Narbeth, Pembrokeshire
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