Ethiopia

Alternative forms

• Æthiopia (archaic)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Αἰθιοπία (Aithiopía), from Αἰθίοψ (Aithíops, “charred complexion”), from αἴθω (aíthō, “I burn”) + ὤψ (ṓps, “eye, face, complexion”). (Disputed)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iθiˈoʊpi.ə/

Proper noun

Ethiopia

1. Country in Eastern Africa. Official name: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
2. (historical) Sub-Saharan Africa, especially the parts south of Egypt and along and east of the Nile

See also

• Addis Ababa
• Abyssinia
• Countries of the world
• Ethiopia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Proper noun

Ethiopia

1. Ethiopia

Proper noun

Ethiopia f

1. Obsolete spelling of Etiópia (used in Portugal until September 1911 and died out in Brazil during the 1920s).

Proper noun

Ethiopia

1. Ethiopia