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Ethiopia

geographical name
Ethi·​o·​pia | \ ˌē-thē-ˈō-pē-ə How to pronounce Ethiopia (audio) \

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 How to pronounce Abyssinia (audio) , -​nyə \ 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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