Ethi·o·pi·an
ˌē-thē-ˈō-pē-ən 
1
: a native or inhabitant of Ethiopia
2
: a member of any of the mythical or actual peoples usually described by the ancient Greeks as dark-skinned and living far to the south
3
archaic
: a Black person
1
: of, relating to, or characteristic of the inhabitants or the country of Ethiopia
2
: of, relating to, or being the biogeographic region that includes Africa south of the Sahara, southern Arabia, and sometimes Madagascar and the adjacent islands
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Emma Ogao, ABC News, 5 June 2024
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington has created case studies of other atrocities, including the Ottoman genocide of Armenians, ethnic cleansing in the Ethiopian civil war and the Burmese killings of Rohingya Muslims, which the U.S. State Department considers to be a genocide.
—Marc Tracy, New York Times, 3 June 2024
Off the 405 — Getty’s free annual outdoor concert series — is scheduled to launch on June 1 with Ethiopian musician and composer Hailu Mergia.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2024
Renowned Ethiopian singer Muluken Melesse died on Tuesday in Washington, D.C., after a long illness, according to his family.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 12 Apr. 2024
When formulating the Ethiopian calendar, a monk named Panorodos placed the birth of Christ, the calendar’s beginning point, at eight years later than other scholars.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024
Abiy’s support for Sudan’s RSF could spark fighting with the Sudanese Armed Forces near the Ethiopian dam project.
—Alex De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 8 Apr. 2024
Already, orders for Ethiopian grown coffee have fallen.
—Aniruddha Ghosal, Fortune Asia, 25 Mar. 2024
These include dabo, an Ethiopian honey bread, and messer wot, a red lentil stew.
—Kate Maxwell Lindsey Tramuta Reggie Nadelson Gisela Williams Roxanne Fequiere Siska Lyssens, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
Adjective
Among the evidence laid out in the report is a speech by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's social affairs advisor, Daniel Kibret, which was found to openly advocate genocide against Tigrayans.
—Emma Ogao, ABC News, 5 June 2024
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington has created case studies of other atrocities, including the Ottoman genocide of Armenians, ethnic cleansing in the Ethiopian civil war and the Burmese killings of Rohingya Muslims, which the U.S. State Department considers to be a genocide.
—Marc Tracy, New York Times, 3 June 2024
Off the 405 — Getty’s free annual outdoor concert series — is scheduled to launch on June 1 with Ethiopian musician and composer Hailu Mergia.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2024
Renowned Ethiopian singer Muluken Melesse died on Tuesday in Washington, D.C., after a long illness, according to his family.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 12 Apr. 2024
When formulating the Ethiopian calendar, a monk named Panorodos placed the birth of Christ, the calendar’s beginning point, at eight years later than other scholars.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024
Abiy’s support for Sudan’s RSF could spark fighting with the Sudanese Armed Forces near the Ethiopian dam project.
—Alex De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 8 Apr. 2024
Already, orders for Ethiopian grown coffee have fallen.
—Aniruddha Ghosal, Fortune Asia, 25 Mar. 2024
These include dabo, an Ethiopian honey bread, and messer wot, a red lentil stew.
—Kate Maxwell Lindsey Tramuta Reggie Nadelson Gisela Williams Roxanne Fequiere Siska Lyssens, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
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“Ethiopian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Ethiopian. Accessed 15 Jun. 2024.
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