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Ethi·o·pia (ē′t̸hē ō′pē ə)

  1. ancient kingdom (possibly dating to the 10th cent. ) in NE Africa, on the Red Sea, corresponding to modern Sudan & N Ethiopia (the country)
  2. country in E Africa: established, 1855: 426,372 sq mi (1,104,300 sq km); pop. 49,218,000; cap. Addis Ababa

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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