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Ethiopian

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E·thi·o·pi·an  (th-p-n)
adj.
1. Of or relating to Ethiopia or its peoples or cultures.
2. Of or relating to the zoogeographic region that includes Africa and most of Arabia.
n.
A native or inhabitant of Ethiopia.

Ethiopian [ˌiːθɪˈəʊpɪən]
adj
1. (Linguistics / Languages) (Social Science / Peoples) (Placename) of, relating to, or characteristic of Ethiopia, its people, or any of their languages
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) of or denoting a zoogeographical region consisting of Africa south of the Sahara
3. (Social Science / Peoples) Anthropol obsolete 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
n
1. (Social Science / Peoples) a native or inhabitant of Ethiopia
2. (Linguistics / Languages) any of the languages of Ethiopia, esp Amharic
n & adj
(Social Science / Peoples) an archaic word for Black1
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.EthiopianEthiopian - a native or inhabitant of Ethiopia  
Abyssinia, Ethiopia, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Yaltopya - Ethiopia is a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; formerly called Abyssinia
African - a native or inhabitant of Africa
Amhara - a member of the Semitic speaking people of northern Ethiopia
Eritrean - a native or inhabitant of Eritrea
Adj.1.Ethiopian - of or relating to or characteristic of Ethiopia or its people or languages; "Ethiopian immigrants"
Translations
Ethiopian [ˌiːθɪˈəʊpɪən]
A. ADJetíope
B. Netíope mf

Ethiopian [ˌiːθiˈəʊpɪən]
adjéthiopien(ne)
n (= person) → Éthiopien(ne) m/f

Ethiopian
adjäthiopisch
nÄthiopier(in) m(f)

Ethiopian [ˌiːθɪˈəʊpɪən]
1. adjetiopico/a, etiope
2. n (person) → etiope m/f; (language) → etiope m

Ethiopian [ˌiːθɪˈəʊpɪən]
1. adjetiopico/a, etiope
2. n (person) → etiope m/f; (language) → etiope m

Ethiopian إثيوبي, مواطن إثيوبي Etiopan, etiopský etiopier, etiopisk Äthiopier, äthiopisch Αιθίοπας, αιθιοπικός etíope etiopialainen éthiopien etiopijski, Etiopljanin etiope エチオピアの, エチオピア人 에티오피아 사람, 에티오피아의 Ethiopiër, Ethiopisch etiopier, etiopisk Etiopczyk, etiopski etíope эфиоп, эфиопский etiopier, etiopisk เกี่ยวกับเอธิโอเปียน, ชาวเอธิโอเปียน Etyopya, Etyopyalı người Ethiopia, thuộc Ethiopia 埃塞俄比亚人, 埃塞俄比亚的


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For this purpose, ``he stained his hair and his whole body entirely as black as jet, so that nothing was white but his teeth,'' and succeeded in imposing himself on the king, as an Ethiopian minstrel.
`Shall the leopard change his spots, or the Ethiopian his skin,' you know?
In spite of his gaudy and ridiculous garb, the Ethiopian displayed a natural barbaric dignity as he stood, offering the cards suavely to some, allowing others to pass unmolested.
 
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