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Abyssinia
//ˌæ.bɪˈsɪ.nɪ.ə// adj, intj, name
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Ethiopian; Eritrean; Abyssinian. dated, not-comparable
Intj
- 1 Expression of farewell: I’ll be seeing ya. dated, humorous
Proper Noun
- 1 Former name of Ethiopia: a country and former empire in East Africa; used as an exonym until the mid 20th century. historical
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Renaissance Latin Abyssīnī (“the Abyssinians”), from Arabic الْحَبَشَة (al-ḥabaša), from حَبَش (ḥabaš, “Abyssinian”). The humorous use of Abyssinia as a parting phrase is due to its phonetic resemblance to I'll be seeing ya.
Etymology 2
From Renaissance Latin Abyssīnī (“the Abyssinians”), from Arabic الْحَبَشَة (al-ḥabaša), from حَبَش (ḥabaš, “Abyssinian”). The humorous use of Abyssinia as a parting phrase is due to its phonetic resemblance to I'll be seeing ya.
Etymology 3
From Renaissance Latin Abyssīnī (“the Abyssinians”), from Arabic الْحَبَشَة (al-ḥabaša), from حَبَش (ḥabaš, “Abyssinian”). The humorous use of Abyssinia as a parting phrase is due to its phonetic resemblance to I'll be seeing ya.
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