ethiopian

RELATED WORDS :

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Adjective, Noun
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E=thi=o=pi=an
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6 in 6 verses (in OT : 5 in 5 verses) (in NT : 1 in 1 verses)

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun ethiopian has 1 sense

Adjective ethiopian has 1 sense

CIDE DICTIONARY

ethiopiann. [L. Aethiops, Gr. ; to burn + face.].
     A native or inhabitant of Ethiopia; also, in a general sense, a negro or black man.
ethiopiana. 
     Of or relating to Ethiopia or the Ethiopians.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

ethiopian, n. & adj.
--n.
1 a a native or national of Ethiopia in NE Africa. b a person of Ethiopian descent.
2 archaic a Black person.
--adj. of or relating to Ethiopia.

Etymology
Ethiopia f. L Aethiops f. Gk Aithiops f. aitho burn + ops face

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