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Abyssinian

Adjective CEFR B2
ˌæb.ɪˈsɪn.ɪ.ən

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to Ethiopia or its inhabitants; Ethiopian.
    dated, not-comparable
  2. Of or pertaining to the Abyssinian Church.
    not-comparable

Equivalents

Españolabisinio
Françaisabyssinien
Deutschabessinisch
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Examples

“Our men are frightened of these Abyssinian women.”
“This king [Fasilides] immediately restored the Abyssinian doctrines, and hunted out the Jesuit missionaries.”
“The Abyssinian rite has fourteen different eucharistic prayers for use⟳ on different liturgical days; […]”
“Among the documents, according to the chronicler [João de] Barros, was information brought to Lisbon by an Abyssinian priest, one Lucas Marcos, in 1490.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

abysslike abyssobenthic abyssolithic abyssopelagic abyssopelagic water AC

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