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Amharas

Amharas is the plural of Amhara.

Meaning of Amhara

Noun

Amhara (plural Amharas)

  1. A member of a Semitic people of Ethiopia.
    • Ahmed was also appreciated for his talents as a showman, because he had no equal in letting loose the famous eskista, with the heaving quiver of the torso and shoulders, of which Ethiopians are so fond. Eskista is the dance of the Amharas, enhancing amorous repartee and expressing collective...2002 August 1, Frank Tenaille, Music is the Weapon of the Future: Fifty Years of African Popular Music, →ISBN, page 168

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Questions about Amharas

What is Amharas the plural of?
Amharas is the plural of Amhara.

Words near Amharas in the dictionary

  1. Amgan
  2. AMGN
  3. AMGOT
  4. AMH
  5. Amhara
  6. Amharas
  7. Amharia
  8. Amharic
  9. Amharism
  10. Amharisms
  11. Amherst

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