Abyssinia Definition

abəsinēə
pronoun

(dated) Historical name of Ethiopia.

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adjective
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interjection
(slang) Expression of farewell: I’ll be seeing ya. [First attested in the mid 20th century.]
From the way that Abyssinia sounds vaguely like I'll be seeing you.
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Origin of Abyssinia

  • From New Latin, from Arabic حبشة (ḥabaša), from حبش (ḥabaš, “Abysinnian”).

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