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Ethion

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• Ethiop

  [ee-thee-op] /ˈi θiˌɒp/ adjective, noun 1. . /ˈiːθɪˌɒp/ adjective 1. archaic words for Black late 14c., from Latin Æthiops “Ethiopian, negro,” from Greek Aithiops, perhaps from aithein “to burn” + ops “face” (cf. aithops “fiery-looking,” later “sunburned”). Who the Homeric Æthiopians were is a matter of doubt. The poet elsewhere speaks of two divisions of […]

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  [ee-thee-op] /ˈi θiˌɒp/ adjective, noun 1. . /ˈiːθɪˌɒp/ adjective 1. archaic words for Black late 14c., from Latin Æthiops “Ethiopian, negro,” from Greek Aithiops, perhaps from aithein “to burn” + ops “face” (cf. aithops “fiery-looking,” later “sunburned”). Who the Homeric Æthiopians were is a matter of doubt. The poet elsewhere speaks of two divisions of […]

• Ethiopia

  [ee-thee-oh-pee-uh] /ˌi θiˈoʊ pi ə/ noun 1. Formerly Abyssinia. a republic in E Africa: formerly a monarchy. 409,266 sq. mi. (1,060,000 sq. km). Present boundaries include Eritrea. Capital: Addis Ababa. 2. Also called Abyssinia. an ancient region in NE Africa, bordering on Egypt and the Red Sea. /ˌiːθɪˈəʊpɪə/ noun 1. a state in NE Africa, […]

• Ethiopian

  [ee-thee-oh-pee-uh n] /ˌi θiˈoʊ pi ən/ adjective 1. of or relating to or to its inhabitants. 2. belonging to the part of Africa south of the equator. 3. Zoogeography. belonging to a geographical division comprising Africa south of the tropic of Cancer, the southern part of the Arabian Peninsula, and Madagascar. 4. Archaic. black African. […]

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