Amharic - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Amharic :  adj : related to or characteristic of or written in Amharic; "the Amharic language" [syn: Amharic] (noun)

1: the dominant and official language of Ethiopia; a semitic language much influenced by the Cushitic language with which Amhara people have been in close contact [syn: Amharic, Ethiopian language]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Amharic : \Am*har"ic\, a. Of or pertaining to Amhara, a division of Abyssinia; as, the Amharic language is closely allied to the Ethiopic. -- n. The Amharic language (now the chief language of Abyssinia).

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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