/ Dictionary / Index E Ethiopian: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: E•thi•o•pi•an Pronunciation: (ē"thē-ō'pē-un), [key] — adj. of or pertaining to Ethiopia or to its inhabitants. belonging to the part of Africa south of the equator. belonging to a geographical division comprising Africa south of the tropic of Cancer, the southern part of the Arabian Peninsula, and Madagascar. black African. —n. a native of Ethiopia. a member of any of various supposedly dark-skinned peoples regarded by the ancients as coming from a country lying south of Egypt. a black African. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: ethiopian (Thesaurus) Ethiopia Ethiopian Church Related Content Daily Word Quiz: stringent Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language