adj · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌiː.θiˈəʊ.pɪ.ən/
General-American:/ˌi.θiˈoʊ.pi.ən/
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CMU ARPABET:IY2 TH IY0 OW1 P IY0 AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia, the Ethiopian people or the Ethiopian culture.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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2
adj
Meaning 2
Of, from, or pertaining to Africa and the African diaspora.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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3
noun
Meaning 3
A person from Ethiopia or of Ethiopian descent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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4
noun
Meaning 4
A black-skinned person, especially one from Africa.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
Examples
The Ethiopian eunuch.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
A very skinny person, referencing the historic malnutrition and poverty in Ethiopia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, slang
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6
adjective
Meaning 6
of or relating to or characteristic of Ethiopia or its people or languages
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Ethiopian immigrants
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
a native or inhabitant of Ethiopia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: African
Narrower terms: Amhara, Eritrean
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek Αἰθῐ́οψ (Aithĭ́ops) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́α (-ĭ́a) Ancient Greek Αἰθῐοπῐ́ᾱ (Aithĭopĭ́ā)bor. Latin Aethiopiabor. English Aethiopia English Ethiopia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Ethiopian From Ethiopia + -an.
Across languages
Translations
115 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
Ethiopies
— of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia
Afrikaans:
Etiopies
— of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia
Amharic:
ሐበሻ
(ḥäbäša)
— of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia
Asturian:
etíope
— of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia
Asturian:
etiope
— of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia
Asturian:
etiópicu
— of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia
Belarusian:
эфіо́пскі
(efiópski)
— of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia
Bengali:
হাবশী
(habśī)
— of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia
Catalan:
etiòpic
— of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia
Catalan:
etíop
— of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia
Czech:
etiopský
— of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia
Danish:
etiopisk
— of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia
Dutch:
Ethiopisch
— of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia
Esperanto:
etiopa
— of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia
Finnish:
etiopialainen
— of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia
French:
éthiopien
— of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia
Galician:
etíope
— of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia
German:
äthiopisch
— of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia
Greek:
αιθιοπικός
(aithiopikós)
— of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia
Ancient Greek:
Αἰθιοπικός
(Aithiopikós)
— of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia
Hawaiian:
ʻAikiopa
— of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia
Hindi:
हब्शी
(habśī)
— of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia
Hindi:
हबशी
(habśī)
— of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia
Hindi:
हबसी
(habsī)
— of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia
Hindi:
हबशिन
(habśin)
— of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia
Hungarian:
etióp
— of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia
Hungarian:
etiópiai
— of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia
Italian:
etiope
— of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia
Italian:
etiopico
— of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia
Kazakh:
эфиоптық
(éfioptyq)
— of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia
Kazakh:
эфиопиялық
(éfiopiälyq)
— of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia
Malay:
Habsyi
— of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia
Marathi:
इथियोपियन
(ithiyopiyan)
— of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia
Norwegian Bokmål:
etiopisk
— of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia
Norwegian Nynorsk:
etiopisk
— of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia
Old English:
Siġelhearwen
— of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia
Polish:
etiopski
— of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia
Portuguese:
etíope
— of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia
Portuguese:
etiópico
— of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia
Punjabi:
ਇਥੋਪੀਆਈ
(ithopīāī)
— of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia
Romanian:
etiopian
— of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia
Russian:
эфио́пский
(efiópskij)
— of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia
Serbo-Croatian:
етиопљански
— of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia
Serbo-Croatian:
etiopljanski
— of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia
Spanish:
etíope
— of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia
Spanish:
etiopio
— of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia
Spanish:
etiopiano (disused)
— of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia
Swahili:
Kihabeshi
— of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia
Swedish:
etiopisk
— of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia
Tagalog:
Etiyope
— of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia
Tigrinya:
ኢትዮጵያዊ
(ʾityop̣yawi)
— of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia
Tigrinya:
ኢትዮጵያዊት
(ʾityop̣yawit)
— of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia
Ukrainian:
ефіо́пський
(efiópsʹkyj)
— of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia