Abyssinia

[ ab-uh-sin-ee-uh ]

/ ˌæb əˈsɪn i ə /

former name of Ethiopia(def 1).

OTHER WORDS FROM Abyssinia

Ab·ys·sin·i·an, adjective, noun pro-Ab·ys·sin·i·an, adjective, noun

In The Abyssinian he tells the story of a diplomatic mission from Louis XIV of France to the King of Abyssinia.

The Thief of Words: Starling Lawrence |Jill Bialosky |October 11, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Since 1996, Bolding has been director of the Chancel Choir (renamed The Inspirational Voices of Abyssinian in 2008).

Women in the World Speakers |The Daily Beast |March 8, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
His tusks were, like those of most Abyssinian elephants, exceedingly short, but of good thickness.

In the Heart of Africa |Samuel White Baker
During the inundation it is deeply stained with the red argillaceous soil brought down from the Abyssinian highlands.

Ancient Egypt |George Rawlinson

The moral effect of our Abyssinian campaign was immense among all the civilised and half-civilised peoples who heard of it.

Freeland |Theodor Hertzka
Certainly Baratieri made no adequate preparations to repel an Abyssinian attempt to reconquer the province.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 1 |Various
The day is yet young, the field where the Abyssinian died is open.

A Noble Queen, Vol. 3 (of 3) |Philip Meadows Taylor

Abyssinian

/ (ˌæbɪˈsɪnɪən) /

a native or inhabitant of Abyssinia

of or relating to Abyssinia or its inhabitants

Abyssinia

/ (ˌæbɪˈsɪnɪə) /

a former name for Ethiopia