Ethiopia

Landlocked African country

Ethiopia is a country in the Horn of Africa, one of the oldest nations in the world and the only African country never colonized by a European power.

It has distinctive cultural traditions, its own ancient alphabet, and a calendar that runs roughly seven years behind the Gregorian.

Ethiopian coffee is renowned worldwide.

The adjective and demonym is Ethiopian.

culture

Rastafari

Jamaican movement honoring Ethiopian divinity

  • injeraSpongy fermented teff bread
  • teffEthiopian cereal grass
  • wotArchaic for know

coffee ceremony · fasting · incense · liturgy · Saint George · crosses · religious · traditions · music

history

Abyssinia

Former Ethiopian name

  • LucyFeminine name meaning light
  • SolomonPeaceable Hebrew name
  • ShebaAncient southern Arabian realm

independence · antiquity · prehistory · hominid · Australopithecus

language

Amharic

Ethiopian national language

  • SomaliEast African people or language
  • SemiticOf Hebrew or Arabic peoples
  • FidelName signifying faithfulness

script · alphabet · syllabary · multilingual

geography

highlands

Elevated, hilly land areas

landlocked · drought · savanna · desert · fertile · terrain

geopolitics

Somalia

Horn of Africa nation

Kenya · Nile · landlocked · borders · conflict · refugees · diplomacy · regional · strategic · development

coffee

arabica

Dominant coffee species

birthplace · cultivation · export · beans · highland · heirloom · forest · wild · tradition

ethnic

Somali

East African people or language

clans · federalism · nationalities · peoples · communities

landmarks

UNESCO

Cultural arm of UN

Categories
Opposites
colonial history

EthiopiaBelgian Congo

Former central African colony

German East Africa · Rhodesia · Algeria · Mozambique · Angola

geography and climate

EthiopiaMaldives

Indian Ocean archipelago nation

Seychelles · Mauritius · The Gambia · Somalia · Djibouti

religious and cultural heritage

EthiopiaSaudi Arabia

Gulf kingdom, largest Arabian state

Somalia · Egypt · Sudan · Morocco · Mali

Phrases
Family

Ethiopian, Ethiopians

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G