Added to
Favorites
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Word Dynamo
Quotes
Reference
Translator
Spanish
Log In
Sign Up
Premium
Introducing a cool
new way to learn!
Abyssinia
Ab·ys·sin·i·a
/
ˌæb
əˈsɪn
i
ə
/
Show Spelled
[
ab-
uh
-
sin
-ee-
uh
]
Show IPA
noun
1.
former
name
of
Ethiopia
(
def 1
)
.
2.
Ethiopia
(
def 2
)
.
Related forms
Ab·ys·sin·i·an,
adjective,
noun
pro-Ab·ys·sin·i·an,
adjective,
noun
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
|
Link To
Abyssinia
Collins
World English Dictionary
Abyssinia
(ˌæbɪˈsɪnɪə)
—
n
a former name for
Ethiopia
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Relevant Questions
Why Hitler Wanted Abyssi...
Where Was Abyssinia?
Why Hitler Wanted Abyssi...
Where Was Abyssinia?
00:10
Abyssinia
is always a great word to know.
So is
slumgullion
. Does it mean:
So is
gobo
. Does it mean:
So is
doohickey
. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
LEARN MORE UNUSUAL WORDS WITH WORD DYNAMO...
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
Abyssinia
old name for "Ethiopia," 1630s, from Mod.L., from Arabic Habasah, the name for the region.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Matching Quote
"I have very lately read the Prince of
Abyssinia
[Samuel Johnson's Rasselas]MI am almost equally charmed and shocked at it—the style, the sentiments are inimitable—but the subject is dreadful—and, handled as it is by Dr. Johnson, might make any young, perhaps old, person tremble—O heavens! how dreadful, how terrible it is to be told by a man of his genius and knowledge, in so affectingly probable a manner, that true, real happiness is ever unattainable in this world!"
-Frances Burney
MORE
Enjoy Dictionary.com ad-free! Learn more
Related Words
Ethiopia
Abyss
Abyss
MORE
Related Searches
Abyssinia maps
Abyssinia history
Abyssinia ethiopia
Invasion of abyssini...
Ancient abyssinia
Abyssinia become eth...
Radio abyssinia
Italy invades abyssi...
Nearby Words
abv.
abvd
abvolt
abwatt
abwehr
aby
aby moritz warb...
aby warburg
abyc
abydos
abye
abyla
abysm
abysmal
abysmally
abyss
abyss.
abyssal
abyssal plain
abyssal zone
abyssinia
abyssinian
abyssinian bana...
abyssinian cat
abyssinian chur...
abyssinian gold
abyssinian guin...
abyssinian well
abyssinian-bana...
abyssinian-cat
abyssinian-gold
abyssinian-well
abyssopelagic
abyssopelagic z...
abzug
abélard
ac
ac & u
ac adam
ac and u
ac barnes
Partners:
Word
Bloglines
Citysearch
The Daily Beast
Ask Answers
Ask Kids
Life123
Sendori
Home Advisor
Copyright ©
2013 Dictionary.com, LLC
. All rights reserved.
About
PRIVACY POLICY
Terms
API
Careers
Advertise with Us
Contact Us
Suggest a Word
Help
Please
Login
or
Sign Up
to use the Favorites feature
Please
Login
or
Sign Up
to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT