abyssinia

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Synonyms: abyssinian

Antonyms: abyssinian

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Proper noun

1. {{sid|en|Q207521}}{{lb|en|historical}} {{place|en|@former name of:Ethiopia|country/and/former empire|r/East Africa|;|used as an [[exonym]] until the mid 20th century}}.

Adjective

1. {{lb|en|dated}} [[Ethiopian]]; [[Eritrean]]; [[Abyssinian]].<ref name=WI3>{{R:MW3 1976|page=9}}</ref>

Interjection

1. {{lb|en|jocular|dated}} {{non-gloss|Expression of farewell}}: I’ll be seeing ya. {{defdate|First attested in the early 20^th century.}}<ref name=SOED>{{R:SOED5|page=11}}</ref>

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