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Ethiop en · NOUN

Etymology

From Latin Aethiops from Ancient Greek Αἰθίοψ (Aithíops, “charred complexion”).

Meanings

1. (archaic) A native or inhabitant of Ethiopia.
2. (archaic) Any black-skinned person.
   • But when I came I fell down at his feet, Saying, "Father, though the Lord's blood be right sweet, The spot it takes not off the panther's skin, Nor shall an Ethiop's stain be bleached with it. 1862-1866, Algernon Charles Swinburne, Laus Veneris:

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