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Meaning of Abyssinian | Babel Free

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

Čeština habešský
Deutsch abessinisch
Ελληνικά αβησσυνιακός
Español abisinio
Français abyssinien
Polski abisyński
Português abissínio
Svenska abessinsk
Türkçe Habeş
Українська абіссінський

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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