Eritrean

Horn of Africa

Eritrean describes anything relating to Eritrea, a country on the Horn of Africa along the Red Sea coast.

As a noun, an Eritrean is a person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent.

The country gained independence from Ethiopia in 1993 after a long war, and Eritreans abroad form a significant diaspora community.

The restaurant serves traditional Eritrean cuisine.

Many Eritreans speak Tigrinya, Arabic, or both.

geography

Horn of Africa

Northeast African peninsula

  • Red SeaAfrican-Arabian saltwater inlet
  • SahelSemi-arid African transition zone
  • highlandsElevated, hilly land areas

lowlands · coastal · Great Rift Valley · Afar Triangle · coral reefs · ports · salt flats

independence

liberation

Release from constraint

martyrs · freedom fighters · colonialism · federation · secession · guerrilla warfare · nationhood · self-determination · Independence Day · revolution

culture

Nara

Former Japanese capital

  • IslamQuranic monotheistic religion
  • injeraSpongy fermented teff bread
  • musicOrganized auditory art

coffee ceremony · traditional dress · jewelry · handicrafts

diaspora

expatriate

One living abroad permanently

remittances · community · identity · citizenship · passport · naturalization · resettlement · migration · cultural preservation · second generation

Asmara

capital

Wealth used for investment

modernist · colonial architecture · UNESCO · cityscape · highland

Categories
Opposites
national/regional identity

EritreanEthiopian

From Africa's oldest nation

Sudanese · Yemeni · Somali · Saudi Arabian

regional geography

EritreanSouth African

Of a southern nation

Moroccan · Nigerian · Brazilian · Indonesian · Australian

Family

Eritrea

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G