ABYSSINIA Meaning of ABYSSINIA in English Ab ‧ ys ‧ sin ‧ i ‧ a /ˌæbəˈsɪniə, ˌæbɪˈsɪniə/ BrE AmE the former name for Ethiopia Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012