Meaning Abyssinia
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Abyssinia


old name for Ethiopia, 1630s, from Modern Latin Abyssinia, from Arabic Habasah, the name for the region, said to be from Amharic hbsh "mixed" or Arabic habash "mixture," in referen [..]
Source: etymonline.com

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Abyssinia


A country in north-east Africa, now called Ethiopia
Source: nationalarchives.gov.uk

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Abyssinia


(n) Ethiopia is a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; formerly called Abyssinia
Source: beedictionary.com





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