noun
Other Word Forms
- Abyssinian adjective
- anti-Abyssinian adjective
- pro-Abyssinian adjective
Example Sentences
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Searching for reliable food, we ate multiple dinners at Abyssinia Ethiopian Restaurant, Pomona, and Bistro 22, all in Labone, the center of expat life in Accra.
From New York Times • Feb. 5, 2024
An important exception was the Kingdom of Abyssinia, the Christian successor state of Aksum and Zagwe.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
"I remember him talking about Abyssinia, and the Italian invasion," recalled his prep school friend, broadcaster Nicholas Parsons.
From BBC • Nov. 9, 2022
When you shop locally, you get to experience Renton’s warmth and positive energy from business owners like Miny Tafesse of Abyssinia Hair & Beauty Clinic downtown.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 23, 2020
There was a far greater variety of costume, and much more brilliancy of colour, among their body than we had any notion of seeing in Abyssinia.
From March to Magdala by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
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