ethiopian
IPA: iθiˈoʊpiʌn
Root Word: Ethiopian
noun
- A person from Ethiopia or of Ethiopian descent.
- (dated) A black-skinned person, especially one from Africa.
- (slang, derogatory) A very skinny person, referencing the historic malnutrition and poverty in Ethiopia.
adjective
- Of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia, the Ethiopian people or the Ethiopian culture.
- (dated, not comparable) Of, from, or pertaining to Africa and the African diaspora.
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Examples of "ethiopian" in Sentences
- Ethiopians are not caucasian.
- The Ethiopians believe these to be unlucky.
- The Ethiopian supermodel Liya Kebede plays music.
- They banish the missionaries and let the Ethiopians stay.
- It was the climactic battle of the First Italo Ethiopian War.
- An Ethiopian coffee dress is the traditional attire of Ethiopian women.
- He was a forceful advocate for the Ethiopian form of observing the Sabbath.
- The Ethiopian constitution of 1995 confirmed the abolition of the Emperorship.
- This is the only Ethiopian Eggplant grown in Europe in significant quantities.
- For three days the advancing Ethiopians were attacked incessantly from the air.
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