Ethiopian

American  

[ee-thee-oh-pee-uhn] / ˌi θiˈoʊ pi ən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Ethiopia or to its inhabitants.

2. belonging to the part of Africa south of the equator.

3. Zoogeography. belonging to a geographical division comprising Africa south of the tropic of Cancer, the southern part of Arabia, and Madagascar.

4. Archaic. Black African.

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noun

1. a native of Ethiopia.

2. a member of any of various supposedly dark-skinned peoples regarded by the ancients as coming from a country lying south of Egypt.

3. Archaic. a Black African.

Ethiopian British  

/ ˌiːθɪˈəʊpɪən /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Ethiopia, its people, or any of their languages

2. of or denoting a zoogeographical region consisting of Africa south of the Sahara

3. obsolete anthropol of or belonging to a postulated racial group characterized by dark skin, an oval elongated face, and thin lips, living chiefly in Africa south of the Sahara

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Ethiopia

2. any of the languages of Ethiopia, esp Amharic

noun

1. an archaic word for Black

Other Word Forms

• anti-Ethiopian adjective
• pro-Ethiopian adjective

Etymology

Origin of Ethiopian

First recorded in 1545–55; Ethiopi(a) + -an

Example Sentences

African species score even higher, with Ethiopian wolves at 76.5% and African Wild dogs ranking second overall with an 85% monogamy rating.

From Science Daily

I watched the almost four-hour long livestream in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, and was mostly intrigued by the sometimes chaotic encounters and activities.

From BBC

On Wednesday, Ethiopian police said in a Facebook statement that they had seized "more than 56,000 rounds of ammunition" in the Amhara region intended to "arm the Fano" rebels, and had arrested two suspects.

From BBC

Earlier Tuesday, an Ethiopian Airlines cargo aircraft went off the runway while taxiing coming to a standstill in the grass, the airport said in a statement, adding the incident was under investigation.

From Barron's

He added the project will strengthen Ethiopian Airlines' global competitiveness, enhance African connectivity, expand trade and tourism corridors and position Ethiopia as a major intercontinental hub.

From Barron's