Ethiopia

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Æthiopia (archaic)

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From Ancient Greek Αἰθιοπία (Aithiopia) < Αἰθίοψ (Aithiops) "charred complexion" < αἴθω (aithō) "I burn" + ὤψ (ōps) "eye, face, complexion".

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Ethiopia

Country in Eastern Africa. Official name: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.

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country in Eastern Africa

Amharic: ኢትዮጵያ (īteyōpyā)
Arabic: إثيوبيا ar(ar) ('ithiubiya) f.
Armenian: Եթովպիա hy(hy) (Et’ovpia)
Bosnian: Etiopija bs(bs) f.
Breton: Etiopia
Chinese:

Mandarin: 埃塞俄比亞 cmn(cmn), 埃塞俄比亚 cmn(cmn) (Āisài'ébǐyà)
Croatian: Etiopija hr(hr) f.
Czech: Etiopie cs(cs) f.
Danish: Etiopien da(da)
Dutch: Ethiopië nl(nl)
Esperanto: Etiopio eo(eo), Etiopujo eo(eo)
Finnish: Etiopia fi(fi)
French: Éthiopie fr(fr)
Georgian: ეთიოპია (etiopia)
German: Äthiopien de(de) n.
Greek: Αιθιοπία el(el) (Aithiopía) f.
Hungarian: Etiópia hu(hu)
Interlingua: Ethiopia
Irish: an Aetóip ga(ga) f.
Italian: Etiopia it(it) f.
Japanese: エチオピア ja(ja) (Echiopia)
Kalenjin: Ethiopia
Kamba: Ethiopia

Kikuyu: Ethiopia
Korean: 에티오피아 (Etiopia)
Lao: ເອທິໂອປີ lo(lo) ('eethi'oopii)
Luhya: Ethiopia
Luo: Ethiopia
Macedonian: Етиопија mk(mk) (Etiópija) f.
Maltese: ; l-Etjopja
Meru: Ethiopia
Navajo: Iitáʼoobiyá
Norwegian: Etiopia (Føderale Demokratiske Republikken Etiopia)
Polish: Etiopia pl(pl) f.
Portuguese: Etiópia pt(pt) f.
Romanian: Etiopia ro(ro) f.
Russian: Эфиопия ru(ru) (Efiópija) f.
Serbian:

Cyrillic: Етиопија sr(sr) f.

Roman: Etiopija f.
Slovene: Etiopija sl(sl) f.
Spanish: Etiopía es(es) f.
Swahili: Uhabeshi sw(sw)
Swedish: Etiopien sv(sv)
Thai: เอธิโอเปีย (aytíōbpia)
Turkish: Etiyopya tr(tr)
Yiddish: עטיאָפיע (Etiopye)

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