Abessinien

German

Alternative forms

  • Abessynien, Habessinien, Habessynien (archaic)

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Proper noun

Abessinien n (proper noun, strong, genitive Abessiniens)

  1. (historical) Abyssinia (former name of Ethiopia: a country and former empire in East Africa; used as an exonym until the mid 20th century)
    Synonyms: Abissinien, Abyssinien, Habessinien

Noun

Abessinien n (strong, genitive Abessiniens, no plural)

  1. (dated, slang) nude beach, nudist beach

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Proper noun

Abessinien n (genitive Abessiniens)

  1. (historical) Abyssinia (former name of Ethiopia: a country and former empire in East Africa; used as an exonym until the mid 20th century)

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