OROMO

Meaning of OROMO in English

/aw roh"moh/ , n. , pl. Oromos , ( esp. collectively ) Oromo for 1.

1. a member of a nomadic, pastoral people of Ethiopia and Kenya.

2. the Cushitic language of the Oromo. Also called Galla .

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OROMO — noun (plural ~s or ~) Etymology: ~ (western dialect) oromoo, a self-designation, probably from obsolete plural of orma person, stranger …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OROMO — pejorative Galla Major ethnic group of Ethiopia, numbering more than 20 million, or nearly one-third of the population, and occupying …
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OROMO — n. Cushitic language spoken by the Oromo people
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OROMO — n. Galla, member of acculturated people who live in Ethiopia and Kenya
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OROMO — noun ( plural Oromos or Oromo ) Etymology: Oromo (western dialect) oromoo, a self-designation, probably from obsolete plural of orma …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OROMO — [ 'ɒrəməʊ ] ■ noun ( plural same or ~s ) 1》 a member of an East African people, the …
Concise Oxford English vocab
OROMO — [Oro.mo] n, pl Oromos or Oromo (1893) 1: a member of a Cushitic-speaking people of southern Ethiopia and adjacent parts …
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OROMO — also called (pejorative) Galla, one of the two largest ethnolinguistic groups of Ethiopia, constituting nearly one-third of the population and …
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OROMO — n. pejorative Galla Major ethnic group of Ethiopia, numbering more than 20 million, or nearly one-third of the population, and …
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OROMO — Лупанио, Галла
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
OROMO — n. Pronunciation: o ̇ - ' r ō -( ˌ )m ō , ō - Function: noun Inflected Form: plural …
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GALLA — noun (plural ~ or ~s) Etymology: Geez & Amharic Date: 1875 Oromo
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SOMALIA — Country, North Africa. Located in the Horn of Africa , it stretches from the Equator to the Red Sea. Area: …
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ETHIOPIA — officially Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia formerly Abyssinia Country, eastern Africa. It is situated on the Horn of Africa, the …
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ADAL — Historical Islamic state, eastern Africa, southwest of the Gulf of Aden , with its capital at Harer (now in Ethiopia). …
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GELADA — /jel"euh deuh, jeuh lah"-/ , n. a large baboonlike cliff-dwelling monkey, Theropithecus gelada, native to mountains of Ethiopia, having a …
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GALLA — /gal"euh/ , n. , pl. Gallas , ( esp. collectively ) Galla . Oromo.
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CUSHITIC
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GALLA — noun ( plural Galla or Gallas ) Etymology: Geez & Amharic Date: 1875 : Oromo
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GALLA — [ 'galə ] ■ noun & adjective another term for Oromo . Origin C19: of unknown origin.
Concise Oxford English vocab
GALLA — [Gal.la] n, pl Galla or Gallas (1875): oromo
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EASTERN AFRICA — part of sub-Saharan Africa comprising two traditionally recognized regions: East Africa, made up of Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda; and the …
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STATISTICS: ETHIOPIA
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SIDAMO — also spelled Sidama, any of the Cushitic-speaking peoples of southwestern Ethiopia who are not Oromo; they are mostly concentrated in …
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MIKAEL SEHUL — born c. 1692 died 1784, Adwa, Eth. nobleman who ruled Ethiopia for a period of 25 years as regent of …
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HARER — also spelled Harar city, eastern Ethiopia, in the Ch'erch'er Mountains, at an elevation of 6,000 feet (1,800 metres). Probably founded …
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ETHIOPIA, FLAG OF — horizontally striped green-yellow-red national flag with a central blue disk bearing a yellow star in outline. The flag's width-to-length ratio …
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ETHIOPIA — Amharic Ityop'iya landlocked country of eastern Africa, situated on the Horn of Africa. Ethiopia is bordered on the north by …
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CUSHITIC LANGUAGES — group of languages spoken by some 16 million people in Ethiopia and adjacent areas south and east and compromising one …
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AMHARIC LANGUAGE — also called Amarinya, Amharinya, or Kuchumba, one of the two main languages of Ethiopia (along with the Oromo language). It …
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AMHARA — people of the Ethiopian central highlands. The Amhara are one of the two largest ethnolinguistic groups in Ethiopia (the other …
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ETHIOPIA — n. officially Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia formerly Abyssinia Country, eastern Africa. It is situated on the Horn of Africa, …
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