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Abyssinian

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From Abyssinia +‎ -n.[1]

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Abyssinian (not comparable)

  1. (dated) Of or pertaining to Ethiopia or its inhabitants; Ethiopian. [from 1697][1]
    Synonyms: Abassian, Abyssin
  2. Of or pertaining to the Abyssinian Church. [from 1687][1]
    • 1922, H[erbert] Weld Blundell, “Appendix G. Christianity in Abyssinia.”, in The Royal Chronicle of Abyssinia, 1769–1840, with Translation and Notes, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: At the University Press, →OCLC, page 519:
      This king [Fasilides] immediately restored the Abyssinian doctrines, and hunted out the Jesuit missionaries.
    • 1945 August, Gregory Dix, “Variable Prayers in the Eastern Rites”, in The Shape of the Liturgy, 2nd edition, Westminster: Dacre Press, →OCLC, chapter XIV (Variable Prayers at the Eucharist), page 530:
      The Abyssinian rite has fourteen different eucharistic prayers for use on different liturgical days; […]
    • 1952, Henry H[ersch] Hart, “The Ships’ Companies”, in Sea Road to the Indies: An Account of the Voyages and Exploits of the Portuguese Navigators, Together with the Life and Times of Dom Vasco da Gama, Capitão-Mór, Viceroy of India and Count of Vidigueira, London; Edinburgh; Glasgow: William Hodge and Company, Limited, →OCLC, page 111:
      Among the documents, according to the chronicler [João de] Barros, was information brought to Lisbon by an Abyssinian priest, one Lucas Marcos, in 1490.

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Abyssinian (plural Abyssinians)

  1. A short-haired domestic cat descended from the cats of ancient Egypt, making it one of the oldest breeds in the world. [from 1871][1]
    Synonyms: Aby, Abyssinian cat
  2. A member of the Abyssinian Church. [from 1693][1]
  3. (dated) A native of Ethiopia. [from 1703][1]
    Synonyms: Abassian, Abyssin
    • 2019, Maaza Mengiste, The Shadow King, Canongate Books (2020), page 308:
      A group of Abyssinians are astride horses in brightly colored saddles at the top of the hill across the valley.

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Abyssinian

  1. The Amharic language. [from 1660][1]

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 “Abyssinian, n. and adj.”, in OED Online  ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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