Ethiopia

E·thi·o·pi·a  (th-p-) Formerly Ab·ys·sin·i·a (b-sn-) A country of northeast Africa. A kingdom was established around Aksum in the 1st century a.d. and declined in the 7th century. After a long period of disorder, the area was finally reunited in 1889 by Emperor Menelik II, who greatly expanded Ethiopia by conquest. Italy invaded in 1935 and held the country until 1941. Following the military overthrow of Emperor Haile Selassie (ruled 1930-1974), a socialist state was established. The country suffered enormous hardship from war with rebels from the province of Eritrea (which declared independence in 1993) and from famine and drought. Guerrilla forces toppled the government in 1991 and subsequently established a transitional government. Addis Ababa is the capital and the largest city. Population: 76,500,000.

Ethiopia

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Noun

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Ethiopia - Ethiopia is a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; formerly called Abyssinia Abyssinia, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Yaltopya Rastafarian - (Ethiopia) adherents of an African religion that regards Ras Tafari as divine Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia, New Flower - the capital of Ethiopia and the country's largest city; located in central Ethiopia Horn of Africa, Somali peninsula - a peninsula of northeastern Africa (the easternmost part of Africa) comprising Somalia and Djibouti and Eritrea and parts of Ethiopia Africa - the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean Lake Tana, Lake Tsana - a lake in northern Ethiopia; the largest lake in Ethiopia and the source of the Blue Nile Ethiopian - a native or inhabitant of Ethiopia

Translations

Ethiopia [iːθɪˈəupɪə] n → Etiopía

Ethiopia [iːθɪˈəupɪə] n → Éthiopie f

Ethiopia [iːθɪˈəupɪə] n → Äthiopien nt

Ethiopia [iːθɪˈəupɪə] n → Etiopia