Ethiop
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of Ethiop
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin Aethiops < Greek Aithíops
Example Sentences
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Sally is just taking note of a finale of the Ethiop choir.
From Somehow Good by De Morgan, William Frend
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
But the Ethiop cannot change his skin, nor can any man add a cubit to his stature.
From Hunting Sketches by Trollope, Anthony
Aragáwi raised the dead—the fingers of Likános flamed like tapers of fire—Samuel rode upon his lion; and thus the kingdom of Arwé, the old serpent of Ethiop, was utterly overthrown.
From The Highlands of Ethiopia by Harris, William Cornwallis
That of course; and that is the way to prove romantic love—you ill treat—but still she is certainly in a dilemma, as well as the Ethiop.
From Olla Podrida by Marryat, Frederick
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