2 entries under this word

Abyssinian

Ab'ys-sĭn'i-an, a.

adjective

a. [N. Lat. Abyssinia, Abassini, Ar. habashun, pl. habshātun, Abyssinians, Ethiopians, Abyssinia, Ethiopia, — from habshu, to collect or congregate.] Belonging to Abyssinia, or its inhabitants.

Ăb'ys-sĭn'i-an, n.

noun

n. A native or an inhabitant of Abyssinia; — specifically, a member of the Abyssinian church.