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Aethĭŏpĭa

gen. Aethĭŏpiae · gender feminine · decl. 1st
= Αἰθιοπία [v. Aethiops]
Ethiopia; a country in Africa on both sides of the equator; Ethiopian
Ethiopia, a country in Africa on both sides of the equator. Its limits cannot be accurately defined; cf. Plin. 6, 30, 35; 6, 5, 8; Vulg. Gen. 2, 13; ib. Isa. 11, 11.—Hence, Aethĭŏpĭcus, a, um, adj., Ethiopian, Plin. 6, 30, 35, § 196.
Perseus ID: n1417 Key: Aethiopia