Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to Ge'ez.
- adjective Ethiopian.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining or relating to Ethiopia or Abyssinia; Ethiopian.
- noun The language of ancient Ethiopia or Abyssinia, a Semitic tongue, most allied to the Himyaritic of southwestern Arabia, and having a Christian literature. Also called
Geëz .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The language of ancient Ethiopia; the language of the ancient Abyssinian empire (in Ethiopia), now used only in the Abyssinian church. It is of Semitic origin, and is also called
Geez .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective archaic
Ethiopian - proper noun
Ge'ez language.
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Examples
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Isaac's works were early translated in Arabic, Ethiopic, and
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913
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He has published previously unknown material in Arabic, Ethiopic, and Hebrew, and carries out research in a large range of ancient languages.
Euangelion 2009
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The Ge'ez alphabet, also known as the Ethiopic writing system, has always been a source of pride for Ethiopians whose country happens to be the only African country with its own alphabet.
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Unlike all other Semitic systems of writing (except the Ethiopic, which is an adaptation of the Greek), that of the Assyro-Babylonians generally runs from left to right in horizontal lines, although in some very early inscriptions the lines run vertically from top to bottom like the Chinese.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Assizes-Browne 1840-1916 1913
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If you think all Ethiopian restaurants are cut from the same cloth, you have yet to visit Ethiopic.
A different take on Ethiopian For starters, it's in the Atlas District 2010
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According to Wikipedia, the Ethiopic languages already have a sarcasm mark.
Archive 2008-05-01 2008
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Some visitors to Ethiopic have requested utensils to eat with, Ergete says.
A different take on Ethiopian For starters, it's in the Atlas District 2010
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You have a chance to wander in and try pies from Dangerously Delicious, eat lobster rolls on a temporary sidewalk patio outside Liberty Tree or feast on Ethiopian dishes from Ethiopic, for starters.
Food, music, art and Oktoberfest at the H Street Festival 2010
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But everyone is likely to be charmed by what they see when they step inside Ethiopic.
A different take on Ethiopian For starters, it's in the Atlas District 2010
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If service is not yet a strong suit at Ethiopic, the restaurant has two things in its favor: As its owners had hoped, there's spice in the setting and on the plate.
A different take on Ethiopian For starters, it's in the Atlas District 2010
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