Ethiopia
geographical name
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Definition of Ethiopia
1 ancient country in northeastern Africa bordering on the Red Sea and extending from southern Egypt to northern (present-day) Ethiopia
2
or historically
Abyssinia
\ ˌa-bə-ˈsi-nē-ə ,
-nyə
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landlocked country of eastern Africa; formerly an empire; since 1975 a republic; capital Addis Ababa area 426,370 square miles (1,104,298 square kilometers), population 73,835,000
see also ethiopian entry 1
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