Aethiopia

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

Aethĭŏpĭa, ae, f., = Αἰθιοπία [v. Aethiops],

I Ethiopia , a country in Africa on both sides of the equator. Its limits cannot be accurately defined; cf. Plin. 6, 30, 35, 179; 6, 5, 8, 43; Vulg. Gen. 2, 13; ib. Isa. 11, 11.

II —Hence, Aethĭŏpĭcus , a, um, adj., Ethiopian , Plin. 6, 30, 35, § 196.

Related Words