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Ethiopia

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ethiopia

Main Entry:: Ethi·o·pia
Pronunciation:: \ˌē-thē-ˈō-pē-ə\
Function:: geographical name

1ancient country NE Africa bordering on Red Sea and extending from S Egypt to N (present-day) Ethiopia2or Ab·ys·sin·ia

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\ˌa-bə-ˈsi-nē-ə, -nyə\ country E Africa; formerly an empire; since 1975 a republic capital Addis Ababa area 471,776 square miles (1,226,618 square kilometers), population 53,477,265

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