Abyssinia

Japanese: Abyssinia
Abyssinia

…In 1991, the Mengistu regime was overthrown, and the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front took power. In 1994, the country moved to a federal system with the constitution. In the past, it was called Abyssinia, but this is a colloquial name. [Oda Hideo]
[Nature]
The most defining feature of Ethiopia's landscape is its plateau.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Abyssinia" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…91年メンギストゥ政権が打倒され,エチオピア人民革命民主戦線による政権が発足,94年の憲法で連邦制に移行した。古くはアビシニアAbyssiniaと呼ばれたこともあったが,これは俗称である。【小田 英郎】
【自然】
 エチオピアの風土を最も特徴づけているものは,その高原である。…

※「Abyssinia」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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