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Er⋅i⋅tre⋅a

  [er-i-tree-uh; It. e-ree-tre-ah]
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a republic in NE Africa, on the Red Sea: Italian colony 1890–1941; province of Ethiopia 1962–93; independent since 1993. 3,589,687; 47,076 sq. mi. (121,927 sq. km). Capital: Asmara.
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Er⋅i⋅tre⋅an, adjective, noun
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Er·i·tre·a   (ěr'ĭ-trē'ə)   


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A country of northeast Africa bordering on the Red Sea. Once part of the Ethiopian kingdom of Aksum, it became an Italian colony in 1890 and was named after the Roman term for the Red Sea, Mare erythraeum. Captured by the British during World War II, Eritrea later became a federated part (1952) and then a province (1962) of Ethiopia, from which it gained its independence in 1993. Asmara is the capital and largest city. Population: 4,910,000.
Er'i·tre'an adj. & n.
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Eritrea [(er-i-tree-uh)]

Country in northeastern Africa bordered by Sudan to the north and west, Ethiopia to the south, Djibouti to the southeast, and the Red Sea to the east. Its capital is Asmara. After a long struggle, Eritrea declared its independence from Ethiopia in 1993. A border conflict with Ethiopia flared between 1998 and 2000.

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