Abyssinia

[ab-uh-sin-ee-uh] Origin

Ab·ys·sin·i·a

[ab-uh-sin-ee-uh]
noun
1.
former name of Ethiopia (def. 1).
2.
Ethiopia (def. 2).
Ab·ys·sin·i·an, adjective, noun
pro-Ab·ys·sin·i·an, adjective, noun
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Abyssinia has a plethora of syllables.
So is floccinaucinihilipilification. Does it mean:
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
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Abyssinia (ˌæbɪˈsɪnɪə)
 
n
a former name for Ethiopia

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Abyssinia
old name for "Ethiopia," 1630s, from Mod.L., from Arabic Habasah, the name for the region.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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