Associations to the word «Ethiopia»

Wiktionary

ETHIOPIA, proper noun. Country in Eastern Africa. Official name: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
ETHIOPIA, proper noun. (historical) Sub-Saharan Africa, especially the parts south of Egypt and along and east of the Nile

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats