Abisyn
//aˈbi.sɨn//
Polishnoun
Definitions
- 1.Abyssinian (native of Ethiopia)
- 2.pre-Chalcedonian, monophysite Ethiopian Christian
Synonyms & related words
Synonyms
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Etymology
Learned borrowing from Greek Αβησσυνός (Avissynós), from Latin Abissīnus, from Arabic الْحَبَشَة (al-ḥabaša). First attested in 1609.