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Ethiope

Ethiope is the alternative form of Ethiop.

Meaning of Ethiop

Noun

Ethiop (plural Ethiops)

  1. (archaic) A native or inhabitant of Ethiopia.
  2. (archaic) Any black-skinned person.
    • But when I came I fell down at his feet,
      Saying, "Father, though the Lord's blood be right sweet,
      The spot it takes not off the panther's skin,
      Nor shall an Ethiop's stain be bleached with it.1862-1866, Algernon Charles Swinburne, Laus Veneris

Questions about Ethiope

What is Ethiope the alternative form of?
Ethiope is the alternative form of Ethiop.

Words near Ethiope in the dictionary

  1. ethiopathogenesis
  2. ethiopathogenetic
  3. ethiopathogenic
  4. ethiopathological
  5. ethiopathology
  6. Ethiope
  7. Ethiopia
  8. Ethiopian
  9. Ethiopian cardamom
  10. Ethiopian Catholic
  11. Ethiopian Catholics

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Ethiope (page history and authors); Ethiop (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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