noun ethiopia a state in NE Africa, on the Red Sea: consolidated as an empire under Menelik II (1889–1913); federated with Eritrea from 1952 until 1993; Emperor Haile Selassie was deposed by the military in 1974 and the monarchy was abolished in 1975; an independence movement in Eritrea was engaged in war with the government from 1961 until 1993. It lies along the Great Rift Valley and consists of deserts in the southeast and northeast and a high central plateau with many rivers (including the Blue Nile) and mountains rising over 4500 m (15 000 ft); the main export is coffee. Language: Amharic. Religion: Christian majority. Currency: birr. Capital: Addis Ababa. Pop: 93 877 025 (2013 est). Area: 1 128 215 sq km (435 614 sq miles) 0
noun ethiopia ancient kingdom (possibly dating to the 10th cent. b.c.) in NE Africa, on the Red Sea, corresponding to modern Sudan & N Ethiopia (the country) 0
noun ethiopia country in E Africa: established, 1855: 426,372 sq mi (1,104,300 sq km); pop. 49,218,000; cap. Addis Ababa 0
