SINCE 1828
Ethiopia
geographical name
Ethi·o·pia
| \ ˌē-thē-ˈō-pē-ə
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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 \
landlocked country of eastern Africa; formerly an empire; since 1975 a republic; capital Addis Ababa area 426,373 square miles (1,104,300 square kilometers), population 108,386,000
, -nyə \
landlocked country of eastern Africa; formerly an empire; since 1975 a republic; capital Addis Ababa area 426,373 square miles (1,104,300 square kilometers), population 108,386,000
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