Amharic
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Am·har·ic 
[am-har-ik, ahm-hahr-] Pronunciation Key
[am-har-ik, ahm-hahr-] Pronunciation Key –noun
–adjective
| 1. | the Semitic language that is the official language of Ethiopia. |
| 2. | of or pertaining to this language or its speakers. |
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| Am·har·ic
(ām-hār'ĭk, äm-hä'rĭk) Pronunciation Key
n. A Semitic language that is the official language of Ethiopia. [After Amhara, a former kingdom of northwest Ethiopia.] Am·har'ic adj. |
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Amharic
Amharic
principal language of Ethiopia, 1813, from Amhara, name of a central province in Ethiopia.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| amharic | |
adjective | |
| 1. | related to or characteristic of or written in Amharic; "the Amharic language" |
noun | |
| 1. | the dominant and official language of Ethiopia; a Semitic language much influenced by the Cushitic language with which Amhara have been in close contact |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Amharic
Am*har"ic\, a. Of or pertaining to Amhara, a division of Abyssinia; as, the Amharic language is closely allied to the Ethiopic. -- n. The Amharic language (now the chief language of Abyssinia).
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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