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Vinony

Abyssinia

proper noun

  1. historically, Ethiopia
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌæ.bɪˈsɪ.nɪ.ə/ / /ˌæ.bɪˈsɪ.ni.ə/ / /ˌæ.bɪˈsɪn.jə/

adj

Etymology: From Renaissance Latin Abyssīnī (“the Abyssinians”), from Arabic الْحَبَشَة (al-ḥabaša), from حَبَش (ḥabaš, “Abyssinian”). The humorous use of Abyssinia as a parting phrase is due to its phonetic resemblance to I'll be seeing ya.

  1. Ethiopian; Eritrean; Abyssinian.

intj

Etymology: From Renaissance Latin Abyssīnī (“the Abyssinians”), from Arabic الْحَبَشَة (al-ḥabaša), from حَبَش (ḥabaš, “Abyssinian”). The humorous use of Abyssinia as a parting phrase is due to its phonetic resemblance to I'll be seeing ya.

  1. Expression of farewell: I’ll be seeing ya.

name

Etymology: From Renaissance Latin Abyssīnī (“the Abyssinians”), from Arabic الْحَبَشَة (al-ḥabaša), from حَبَش (ḥabaš, “Abyssinian”). The humorous use of Abyssinia as a parting phrase is due to its phonetic resemblance to I'll be seeing ya.

  1. Former name of Ethiopia: a country and former empire in East Africa; used as an exonym until the mid 20th century.