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Abyssinians

Abyssinians is the plural of Abyssinian.

Meaning of Abyssinian

Noun

Abyssinian (plural Abyssinians)

  1. A short-haired domestic cat descended from the cats of ancient Egypt, making it one of the oldest breeds in the world.
    Synonyms:
    Aby, Abyssinian cat
  2. A member of the Abyssinian Church.
  3. (dated) A native of Ethiopia.
    • A group of Abyssinians are astride horses in brightly colored saddles at the top of the hill across the valley.2019, Maaza Mengiste, The Shadow King, Canongate Books (2020), page 308
    Synonyms:
    Abassian, Abyssin

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Phrases with Abyssinians

Questions about Abyssinians

What is Abyssinians the plural of?
Abyssinians is the plural of Abyssinian.

Words near Abyssinians in the dictionary

  1. Abyssinian well
  2. Abyssinian wells
  3. Abyssinian wolf
  4. Abyssinian wolves
  5. Abyssinianness
  6. Abyssinians
  7. Abyssins
  8. abysslike
  9. abyssobenthic
  10. abyssochrysid
  11. abyssochrysids

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