Ethiopian

From Addis Ababa

Ethiopian refers to a person from Ethiopia, a country in the Horn of Africa, or to anything relating to that nation—its people, languages, culture, or cuisine: Ethiopian coffee is renowned worldwide, an Ethiopian restaurant.

Ethiopia's ancient history and status as one of the few African nations never colonized gives the term particular cultural significance.

cuisine

injera

Spongy fermented teff bread

  • teffEthiopian cereal grass
heritage

Abyssinia

Former Ethiopian name

Haile Selassie · rock-hewn · obelisk · Ark of the Covenant · Queen of Sheba · ancient · dynasty · empire

geography

Addis Ababa

Capital of Ethiopia

highlands · plateau · savanna

identity

Amharic

Ethiopian national language

flag · federation · multilingual · Orthodox Christian · Muslim · diverse · ethnicity · Pan-African

music

pentatonic

Scale of five tones

soulful · groove

coffee

arabica

Dominant coffee species

origin · birthplace · heirloom · washed · natural · frankincense · green beans · sun-dried · forest · wild

Categories
Opposites
national/ethnic identity contrast

EthiopianEritrean

Horn of Africa native

Somali · Italian · Sudanese · Kenyan · European

colonial/imperial history

Ethiopiancolonized

Established foreign control over

Congolese · Algerian · Kenyan · Nigerian

Phrases
Family

Ethiopia, Ethiopians

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G