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AMHARIC
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The dominant and official language of Ethiopia; a Semitic language much influenced by the Cushitic language with which Amhara have been in close contact
Synonyms:
Amharic; Ethiopian language
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Amharic" is a kind of...):
Semitic (a major branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family)
Derivation:
Amharic (related to or characteristic of or written in Amharic)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Related to or characteristic of or written in Amharic
Example:
the Amharic language
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Amharic (the dominant and official language of Ethiopia; a Semitic language much influenced by the Cushitic language with which Amhara have been in close contact)
Derivation:
Amharic (the dominant and official language of Ethiopia; a Semitic language much influenced by the Cushitic language with which Amhara have been in close contact)