Ethiopian
Americanadjective
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of or relating to Ethiopia or to its inhabitants.
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belonging to the part of Africa south of the equator.
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Zoogeography. belonging to a geographical division comprising Africa south of the tropic of Cancer, the southern part of Arabia, and Madagascar.
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Archaic. Black African.
noun
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a native of Ethiopia.
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a member of any of various supposedly dark-skinned peoples regarded by the ancients as coming from a country lying south of Egypt.
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Archaic. a Black African.
adjective
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of, relating to, or characteristic of Ethiopia, its people, or any of their languages
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of or denoting a zoogeographical region consisting of Africa south of the Sahara
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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
noun
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a native or inhabitant of Ethiopia
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any of the languages of Ethiopia, esp Amharic
noun
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Etymology
Origin of Ethiopian
First recorded in 1545–55; Ethiopi(a) + -an
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Start your meal with Crispy Kitfo, an Ethiopian beef tartar spread on crispy injera, a pillowy, slightly sour, fermented flatbread.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
Get to know the Inglewood food scene before or after World Cup games at SoFi Stadium, including outposts for Somali, Ethiopian and Jamaican cuisine, soul food, casual cafes and Sonora-style tacos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
However, the 1,000 or so residents on the island of Whalsay have recently got one offering something a little more unusual - hand-roasted Ethiopian coffee.
From BBC ● May 31, 2026
In a rare instance, a US jury awarded $49.5 million in damages this month to the family of Samya Stumo, a 24-year-old American who died in the March 2019 Ethiopian Airlines crash.
From Barron's ● May 23, 2026
So I went home, and with Lmatarion and a friend and some soldiers I knew, I went up to an area near the Ethiopian border where there are a lot of cows.
From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola
At least two Nigerians and four Ethiopians have been killed in recent weeks, local media reported, while there have been attacks on citizens of other African countries.
From BBC ● May 3, 2026
Ahmed, though, is facing growing domestic pressure to reduce the steep prices Ethiopians pay for imports, from food to fuel, which principally come via ports in Djibouti, Somalia, and Kenya.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 7, 2026
The GERD, whose construction began in 2011, was financed through taxes and loans from Ethiopians.
From Barron's ● Feb. 3, 2026
Ethiopians knew it was Christmas in the winter of 1984, and they know it now — despite the song’s patronizing question.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2024
The Ethiopians had both been schooled in Cairo, and they were living in Ryadh, the political capital of Arabia.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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