Abessinien
German
Alternative forms
- Abessynien, Habessinien, Habessynien (archaic)
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Abessinien n (proper noun, strong, genitive Abessiniens)
- (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
Related terms
Noun
Abessinien n (strong, genitive Abessiniens, no plural)
- (dated, slang) nude beach, nudist beach
Declension
Declension of Abessinien [sg-only, neuter, strong]
Further reading
- “Abessinien” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Abessinien” in Duden online
Swedish
Proper noun
Abessinien n (genitive Abessiniens)
- (historical) Abyssinia (former name of Ethiopia: a country and former empire in East Africa; used as an exonym until the mid 20th century)