Associations to the word «Abyssinia»

Wiktionary

ABYSSINIA, proper noun. (dated) Historical name of Ethiopia.
ABYSSINIA, adjective. (dated) Ethiopian; Abyssinian.
ABYSSINIA, interjection. (slang) Expression of farewell: I’ll be seeing ya. [First attested in the mid 20th century.]

Dictionary definition

ABYSSINIA, noun. Ethiopia is a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; formerly called Abyssinia.

Wise words

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope