ETHIOPIAN


Meaning of ETHIOPIAN in English

I. ˌē-thē-ˈō-pē-ən noun

Date: 13th century

1. : a member of any of the mythical or actual peoples usually described by the ancient Greeks as dark-skinned and living far to the south

2. archaic : a black person

3. : a native or inhabitant of Ethiopia

II. adjective

Date: 1557

1. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the inhabitants or the country of Ethiopia

2. : of, relating to, or being the biogeographic region that includes Africa south of the Sahara, southern Arabia, and sometimes Madagascar and the adjacent islands

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