Ethiopia
English
/iθiˈoʊpi.ə/
proper noun
Definitions
- Country in Eastern Africa
- (historical) sub-Saharan Sub-Saharan Africa, especially the parts south of Egypt and along and east of the Nile
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Aethiopia derived from Ancient Greek Αἰθιοπία.
Origin
Ancient Greek
Αἰθιοπία
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Ethiopian English
- Ethiopianism English
- Ethiopianization English
- Ethiopianize English
- Ethiopianness English
- Aethiopia Latin
- Äthiopien German
- Etiopia Italian
- Éthiopie French
- Αἰθιοπία Ancient Greek
- Αἰθιοπίᾱ Ancient Greek
- इथियोपिया Hindi
- เอธิโอเปีย Thai
- Iithiyópya Navajo, Navaho