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 Meaning of ABYSSINIA
| Pronunciation: |  | `abi'sineeu 
 
 |  |  WordNet Dictionary |  |  |  |  | Definition: |  | [n]  Ethiopia is a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; formerly called Abyssinia |  |  |  |  | Websites: |  |  |  |  |  |  | Synonyms: |  | Ethiopia, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Yaltopya |  |  |  |  | See Also: |  | Addis Ababa, Africa, African country, African nation, capital of Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Horn of Africa, New Flower, Somali peninsula |  |     |    |  |