Ethiopia
geographical name
Ethi·o·pia
ˌē-thē-ˈō-pē-ə 
1
ancient country in northeastern Africa bordering on the Red Sea and extending from southern Egypt to northern (present-day) Ethiopia
2
or historically Abyssinia
ˌa-bə-ˈsi-nē-ə
landlocked country of eastern Africa; formerly an empire; since 1975 a republic; capital Addis Ababa area 426,373 square miles (1,104,300 square kilometers), population 108,386,000
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“Ethiopia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Ethiopia. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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