Amharic
Definitions of Amharic
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the dominant and official language of Ethiopia; a Semitic language much influenced by the Cushitic language with which Amhara have been in close contactsynonyms: Ethiopian languagetype of:Semitica major branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family
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related to or characteristic of or written in Amharic“the Amharic language”
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