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ethiopian

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for ethiopian.

Editorial note

Schofield hopes to organise a loan to the British Museum Why isn't the find staying with the Ethiopian people?

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Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

A person from Ethiopia or of Ethiopian descent.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of ethiopian gathered in one view.

noun

A person from Ethiopia or of Ethiopian descent.

adjective

Of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia, the Ethiopian people or the Ethiopian culture.

noun

(dated) A black-skinned person, especially one from Africa.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for ethiopian.

noun

A person from Ethiopia or of Ethiopian descent.

adjective

Of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia, the Ethiopian people or the Ethiopian culture.

noun

(dated) A black-skinned person, especially one from Africa.

noun

(slang, derogatory) A very skinny person, referencing the historic malnutrition and poverty in Ethiopia.

Example sentences

1

Schofield hopes to organise a loan to the British Museum Why isn't the find staying with the Ethiopian people?

2

The plight of the Ethiopian jews in Israel (Beta Israel) for example is riddled with controversy.

3

An ethiopian looks very different from a South African, who looks different from a Hausa.

4

We're supposed to be astounded that Roman goods were found in ancient Ethiopian graves, when said ancient Ethiopian kingdom lay athwart one of the main ancient trade routes linking the Mediterranean and India/Southeast Asia.

5

I believe the group have been asked to set up for the coming Ethiopian and Nigerian elections in 2015.

6

The Ethiopian Jews do not observe Hanukkah, which would indicate that they split of from the rest of the Jews earlier than 167 BC.

7

This Ethiopian rift is a combination of volcanic activity and tectonic plate movement ( from what i can read from other related articles ).

8

What if knowing you prefer Ethiopian coffee would make your insurance company charge you more because statistically these people are more prone to medical issues?

9

I wonder if anyone has done a study of the health positive/negative effects of fasting on observant Copts and Ethiopian Orthodox Christians.

10

This same problem happened to the Ethiopian central bank.

11

> For Ethiopian wolves, establishing proximity to geladas as foraging commensals could be an adaptive strategy to elevate foraging success.

12

Your claim seems to be that the Romans traded with India, Ethiopia was near that route, and therefore these goods could have just spilled over into Ethiopian graves.

Proper noun examples

1

In Philly I lived in an Ethiopian/Egyptian neighborhood.

2

Denver is home to the largest Mongolian population in the US, one of the largest Native American Pow-Wows in the US, plus significant African American, Chinese, Japanese, Jewish, Russian, Polish, Ethiopian, and Lebanese groups.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use ethiopian in a sentence?

Schofield hopes to organise a loan to the British Museum Why isn't the find staying with the Ethiopian people?

What does ethiopian mean?

A person from Ethiopia or of Ethiopian descent.

What part of speech is ethiopian?

ethiopian is commonly used as noun, adjective.