Abyssinian

• Abissinian (archaic)

From Abyssinia +‎ -n.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌæb.ɪˈsɪn.ɪ.ən/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌæb.ɪˈsɪn.i.ən/, /ˌæb.əˈsɪn.i.ən/, /ˌæb.əˈsɪn.jən/
• Rhymes: -ɪnjən, -ɪniən

Abyssinian (not comparable)

1. (dated) Of or pertaining to Ethiopia or its inhabitants; Ethiopian.

   Synonyms: Abassian, Abyssin

   • 2019, Maaza Mengiste, The Shadow King, Canongate Books (2020), page 335:

     Our men are frightened of these Abyssinian women.

2. Of or pertaining to the Abyssinian Church.
   • 1922, H 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 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 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 Barros, was information brought to Lisbon by an Abyssinian priest, one Lucas Marcos, in 1490.

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Abyssinian (cat)

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Abyssinian (plural Abyssinians)

1. A short-haired domestic cat descended from cats of ancient Egypt, making it one of the oldest breeds in the world.

   Synonyms: Aby, Abyssinian cat

2. A member of the Abyssinian Church.
3. (dated) A native of Ethiopia.

   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.

Abyssinian

1. The Amharic language.