Ethiopia

Meaning

1. A country in East Africa.
2. A country in East Africa.
3. A country in East Africa.
4. A country in East Africa.
5. A country in East Africa.
6. (historical) Sub-Saharan Africa, especially the parts south of Egypt and along and east of the Nile.

Synonyms

Abyssinia

Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Yaltopya

the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

𐐀𐑃𐐨𐐬𐐹𐐨𐐲

Translations

Éthiopie

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Etiopia

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Etiópia

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Äthiopien

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Etiopía

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Ethiopië

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Αιθιοπία

Etiòpia

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Etiyopya

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إثيوبيا

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Aethiopia

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Etiopia

Abissínia

Ethiopie

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌiː.θiˈəʊ.pɪ.ə/

Etymology

From Latin Aethiopia, from Ancient Greek Αἰθιοπία (Aithiopía), from Αἰθίοψ (Aithíops), of Proto-Hellenic origin. Displaced native Old English Siġelhearwena land (literally “land of the sun worshippers”).