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Abyssin

Abyssin noun: synonym of Abyssinian.

Noun

Abyssin (plural Abyssins)

  1. (rare) Synonym of Abyssinian.
    • The Abyssian takes the honey, without failing to leave part of it for the bird...1789, Jerónimo Lobo, A voyage to Abyssinia
    Synonyms:
    Abyssinian

Adjective

Abyssin

  1. (rare) Synonym of Abyssinian.
    • Here we lost a good old Abyssian convert, a man much valued in his order...1789, Jerónimo Lobo, A voyage to Abyssinia
    Synonyms:
    Abyssinian

Synonyms of Abyssin

Forms of Abyssin

pluralAbyssins
alternative formAbyssine

Origin of Abyssin

From Renaissance Latin Abyssīnī (“the Abyssinians”).

Questions about Abyssin

What does Abyssin mean?
Abyssin means synonym of Abyssinian.
What part of speech is Abyssin?
Abyssin can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of Abyssin?
The plural of Abyssin is Abyssins.

Words near Abyssin in the dictionary

  1. abysses
  2. abyssi
  3. Abyssian
  4. Abyssians
  5. abyssic
  6. Abyssin
  7. Abyssine
  8. Abyssinia
  9. Abyssinian
  10. Abyssinian banana
  11. Abyssinian bananas

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