Eritrea
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Er·i·trea | \ ˌer-ə-ˈtrē-ə 
, -ˈtrā- \
, -ˈtrā- \Definition of Eritrea
country of northeastern Africa bordering on the Red Sea across from Yemen and Saudi Arabia; capital Asmara; became part of Ethiopia in 1962 and then became independent in 1993; area 45,406 square miles (117,600 square kilometers), population 5,971,000
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Eritrean \ ˌer-ə-ˈtrē-ən , -ˈtrā- \ adjective or noun
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