Ethiopian

[,i:θi'əupiən]

Definition

(noun.) a native or inhabitant of Ethiopia.

(adj.) of or relating to or characteristic of Ethiopia or its people or languages; 'Ethiopian immigrants' .

Typist: Vilma--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A native or inhabitant of Ethiopia; also, in a general sense, a negro or black man.

(a.) Alt. of Ethiopic

Edited by Jonathan

Definition

adj. pertaining to Ethiopia a name given to the countries south of Egypt inhabited by the negro races.—n. a native of Ethiopia: a blackamoor—(arch.) Ethiop.—adj. Ethiop′ic.—n.pl. Ē′thiops a term applied by the ancient chemists to certain oxides and sulphides of the metals which possessed a dull dingy or black appearance.

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