Abyssinian may refer to:
Cultures
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Abyssinian people and
* Things related to parts of
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...
, formerly known as
Abyssinia
The Ethiopian Empire (), also formerly known by the exonym Abyssinia, or just simply known as Ethiopia (; Amharic and Tigrinya: ኢትዮጵያ , , Oromo: Itoophiyaa, Somali: Itoobiya, Afar: ''Itiyoophiyaa''), was an empire that historica ...
Domestic animal breeds
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Abyssinian cat
The Abyssinian is a breed of domestic short-haired cat with a distinctive "ticked" tabby coat, in which individual hairs are banded with different colors. They are also known simply as Abys.
The source of the name is not because Ethiopia, fo ...
, a cat breed
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Abyssinian goat, a goat breed; see
Rustica di Calabria
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Abyssinian guinea pig
The Abyssinian is a breed of guinea pig that is relatively common as both a pet and show animal. The Abyssinian is set apart from other breeds of guinea pig by its coat, which is marked with radially growing swirls or cowlicks of hair referred to ...
, a guinea pig (cavy) breed
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Abyssinian horse
Ethiopian horses are those breeds or types of horse found in Ethiopia, formerly known as Abyssinia. There are about 2.8 million horses in Ethiopia, more than half the total in the African continent. Ethiopia reports only the Abyssinian breed to ...
, a horse breed
Other uses
* ''
The Abyssinian'', a 1997 novel by Jean-Christophe Rufin
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The Abyssinians
The Abyssinians are a Jamaican roots reggae group, famous for their close harmonies and promotion of the Rastafari movement in their lyrics.
History
The vocal trio was originally formed in 1968 by Bernard Collins and Donald Manning. Their fir ...
, a Jamaican roots reggae group
See also
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Abyssinian Meeting House, a historic church in Portland, Maine, USA
* Abyssinian black-and-white colobus, another name for the
mantled guereza
The mantled guereza (''Colobus guereza''), also known simply as the guereza, the eastern black-and-white colobus, or the Abyssinian black-and-white colobus, is a black-and-white colobus, a type of Old World monkey. It is native to much of west ...
, a black-and-white colobus monkey
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Abyssinian roller, a bird that lives in tropical Africa
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Abyssinian siskin, a finch that lives in Ethiopia
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Abyssinian Campaign (disambiguation)
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Abyssinia (disambiguation)
Abyssinia is a historical name for the Ethiopian Empire.
Abyssinia may also refer to:
Arts and media
*''Abyssinia'', a theatrical show by Bert Williams
* Abyssinia (musical), ''Abyssinia'' (musical), a show first staged in 1987
* "Abyssinia", a ...
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