Abyssinia

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌæbɪˈsɪnɪə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ab′ə sin′ē ə)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Ab•ys•sin•i•a  (ab′ə sin′ē ə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Namesformer name of Ethiopia (def. 1).
  2. Place NamesEthiopia (def. 2).
Ab′ys•sin′i•an, adj., n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Abyssinia / ˌæbɪˈsɪnɪə/
  1. a former name for Ethiopia
'Abyssinia' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Ethiopia - Levant dollar - Menelik II - abyss

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