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Abyss.

Abyss. is the abbreviation of Abyssinia.

Abyss. is the abbreviation of Abyssinian.

Meaning of Abyssinia

Proper noun

Abyssinia

  1. (historical) Former name of Ethiopia: a country and former empire in East Africa; used as an exonym until the mid 20th century.
    Synonyms:
    Abassia

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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...

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Questions about Abyss.

What is Abyss. the abbreviation of?
Abyss. is the abbreviation of Abyssinia.

Words near Abyss. in the dictionary

  1. abysmic
  2. abysms
  3. abysmus
  4. abysmuses
  5. abyss
  6. Abyss.
  7. abyssal
  8. abyssal blue
  9. abyssal fish
  10. abyssal fishes
  11. abyssal plain

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