Abyssinia Definition
abəsinēə
pronoun
(dated) Historical name of Ethiopia.
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adjective
(dated) Ethiopian; Abyssinian.
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interjection
(slang) Expression of farewell: I’ll be seeing ya. [First attested in the mid 20th century.]
From the way that Abyssinia sounds vaguely like I'll be seeing you.
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Origin of Abyssinia
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From New Latin, from Arabic حبشة (ḥabaša), from حبش (ḥabaš, “Abysinnian”).
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