Habeşistan

Turkish

Etymology

A combination of the Arabic name حَبَش‎ (ḥabaš, “Abysinnia”) with the Persian suffix ـِستَان‎ (“-stan”).

Proper noun

Habeşistan

  1. Abyssinia (historical name of Ethiopia and Eritrea)
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