ETHIOPIA


Meaning of ETHIOPIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌē-thē-ˈō-pē-ə ]

geographical name

1. ancient country NE Africa bordering on Red Sea and extending from S Egypt to N (present-day) Ethiopia

2. or Ab·ys·sin·ia ˌa-bə-ˈsi-nē-ə, -nyə country E Africa; formerly an empire; since 1975 a republic capital Addis Ababa area 471,776 square miles (1,226,618 square kilometers ), population 55,699,000

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.