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Amharic

noun
Am·​har·​ic | \ am-ˈher-ik, -ˈha-rik; am-ˈhär-, äm- \

Definition of Amharic

: a Semitic language that is an official language of Ethiopia

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Amharic adjective

First Known Use of Amharic

1748, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Amharic

partial translation of Amharic amarəñña, from Amara region of highland Ethiopia

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The first known use of Amharic was in 1748

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