ethiopian
part of speech
adjective (Ethiopian); noun (an Ethiopian, Ethiopians)
meaning for a pupil
1) From or to do with Ethiopia, a country in East Africa, or its people, languages and culture. tree →
2) (noun) A person from Ethiopia. tree →
sense in the lessons
In geography lessons: Ethiopia is in the Horn of Africa, its capital is Addis Ababa, and it has high mountains and an ancient history. Ethiopian food includes injera, a spongy flatbread. Many Ethiopian runners have won Olympic medals. In history, Ethiopia was one of very few African countries never colonised for long. Coffee probably first came from Ethiopia. The Ethiopian Orthodox Church is one of the oldest Christian churches.
examples
- My friend's family is Ethiopian. tree →
- Ethiopian runners often win long-distance races. tree →
- We tried Ethiopian injera with spicy stew. tree →
- Coffee was first grown in the Ethiopian highlands. tree →
- The Ethiopian calendar is about seven years behind ours. tree →
- The Ethiopian flag is green, yellow and red. tree →
note
Always a capital E. The main language is Amharic, but many languages are spoken there. Ethiopia is a country, not a city.
In the corpora
- Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?
- Are ye not as the children of the Ethiopians unto Me, O children of Israel? saith the LORD.
- Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by My sword.
- So the LORD smote the Ethiopians before Asa, and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled.
- And the LORD stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines, and of the Arabians that are beside the Ethiopians;
Trees and pragmatics
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