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Noun: Abyssinia  ,a-bi'si-nee-u
  1. Ethiopia is a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; formerly called Abyssinia
    - Ethiopia, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Yaltopya

Type of: African country, African nation

Part of: Africa, Horn of Africa, Somali peninsula

Encyclopedia: Abyssinia, Henry