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Abissinian

Abissinian is the archaic form of Abyssinian.

Meaning of Abyssinian

Adjective

Abyssinian (not comparable)

  1. (dated) Of or pertaining to Ethiopia or its inhabitants; Ethiopian.
    • Our men are frightened of these Abyssinian women.2019, Maaza Mengiste, The Shadow King, Canongate Books (2020), page 335
    Synonyms:
    Abassian, Abyssin
  2. Of or pertaining to the Abyssinian Church.
    • This king [Fasilides] immediately restored the Abyssinian doctrines, and hunted out the Jesuit missionaries.1922, H[erbert] Weld Blundell, “Appendix G. Christianity in Abyssinia.”, in The Royal Chronicle of Abyssinia, 1769–1840, with Translation and Notes, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: At the University...

See all 6 meanings of Abyssinian

Forms of Abissinian

pluralAbissinians

Origin of Abissinian

From Abissinia + -n.

Questions about Abissinian

What is Abissinian the archaic form of?
Abissinian is the archaic form of Abyssinian.

Words near Abissinian in the dictionary

  1. Abishags
  2. Abisko
  3. abisselfa
  4. abisselfas
  5. Abissinia
  6. Abissinian
  7. Abissinians
  8. abit
  9. Abitbol
  10. Abitbols
  11. abite

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