Ethiop (ethiop)

[L. Æthiops, pl. Æthi opes, Her beauty hangs upon the cheek of night As a rich jewel in an Ethiop's ear. Also spelled Æthiop . Shak., R. and J., i. 5. Ethiopian (e-thi-ō'pi-an), a. and n. [Also formerly Æthiopian; L. Æthiopia, II. n. 1. A native or an inhabitant of Ethiopia, an ancient region of eastern Africa, south of Egypt, including modern Aby in i a. The dominant race of Ethiopians, also called Cushites , were Se ethmopalatal mitic, and are represented by the modern Aby in i ans, who, however, have become much mixed. Ethiopia in a restricted sense denoted a kingdom corresponding partly with Nubia, and also called Meroë. A man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians . Acts viii. 27. 2. In an extended sense, an African in general; a negro. See Ethiop, 2. Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his Jer. xiii. 23. spots? Also Æthiopian .