Абиссиния

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From a European language. See English Abyssinia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐbʲɪˈsʲinʲɪjə]
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Proper noun

Абисси́ния • (Abissínijaf inan (genitive Абисси́нии, relational adjective абисси́нский, demonym абисси́нец, female demonym абисси́нка)

  1. (historical) Abyssinia (former name of Ethiopia: a country and former empire in East Africa; used as an exonym until the mid 20th century)
  2. (criminal slang) area with a high concentration of petty criminals

Declension

Derived terms

  • абисси́нский нало́г (abissínskij nalóg)

References

  • Pirožkov, Viktor (2001) Kriminalʹnaja Psixologija [Criminal Psychology], Moscow: Os-89