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Ethiopian
- /ˌiː.θiˈəʊ.pɪ.ən/ UK
- /ˌi.θiˈoʊ.pi.ən/ US
noun Ethiopians · Æthiopian
- A person from Ethiopia or of Ethiopian descent. Ahmed was also appreciated for his talents as a showman, because he had no equal in letting loose the famous eskista, with the heaving quiver of the torso and shoulders, of which Ethiopians are so fond. Eskista is the dance of the Amharas, enhancing amorous repartee and expressing collective jubilat
- A black-skinned person, especially one from Africa. The Ethiopian eunuch.
- A very skinny person, referencing the historic malnutrition and poverty in Ethiopia.
adjective more Ethiopian · most Ethiopian · Æthiopian
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Of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia, the Ethiopian people or the Ethiopian culture.
One of Ethiopia's most popular traditional dances, eskista, which is said to have originated from the lower highlands of Ethiopia's Amhara region, exemplifies the type of multi-functionality that Martin (1967) acknowledges as it is performed in many different settings of the Ethiopian community.
Similar: Ethiopic
- Of, from, or pertaining to Africa and the African diaspora. Any person of color recognized his Ethiopian heritage immediately. That nose, those lips, good hair or no.
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Closest in meaning: eritrean, ethiopic, ethiopia, eritrea, syllable, italo, eunuch, abyssinian, habesha, ethiopean, ethiope, cushite, tigrayan, oromo, afar, sidama
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noun person
| Español | etíope, etiopio, etiopiano (disused) |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | हब्शी habśī, हबशी habśī, हबसी habsī, हबशिन habśin |
| Kiswahili | Mhabeshi |
| Português | etíope |
| Français | Éthiopien |
| Deutsch | Äthiopier, Äthiopierin |
| Italiano | etiopico, etiopica, etiope |
| Ελληνικά | Αιθίοπας Aithíopas |
| Română | etiopian, etiopiană |
| Русский | эфио́п efióp, эфио́пка efiópka |
adj of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia
| Español | etíope, etiopio, etiopiano (disused) |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | हब्शी habśī, हबशी habśī, हबसी habsī, हबशिन habśin |
| Kiswahili | Kihabeshi |
| Português | etíope, etiópico |
| Français | éthiopien |
| Deutsch | äthiopisch |
| Italiano | etiope, etiopico |
| Ελληνικά | αιθιοπικός aithiopikós |
| Română | etiopian |
| Русский | эфио́пский efiópskij |
Talk about this word "Ethiopian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ethiopian. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Ethiopian. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ethiopian "Ethiopian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ethiopian.Cite this
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title = {Ethiopian},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ethiopian},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
