Amhara
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- noun
- According to one Amhara informant in Addis Ababa, the practice of leba shay began during the reign of Emperor Lebne-Dengel.
Examples
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As a political organization, it has come to be viewed as a coalition of Tigrean, Oromo, and Amhara groupings, representing the three largest ethnic blocs in the country.
Academic text (1993) -
In 2002, in the South Gondar Zone of Ethiopia, the Amhara Health Bureau trained nineteen surgeons in the treatment of trichiasis and supplied them with a hundred new surgical kits.
Academic text (2004) -
All participants were from the Amhara ethnic group.
Academic text (2003) -
We thank the Delanta Dawint District Health Office and the Amhara National Regional State Health Bureau for their support during the study.
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Hailemariam is from South Ethiopia, and Demeke is from Amhara.
Blog text (29) -
All participants were from the Amhara ethnic group.
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Ethiopia is facing significant unrest involving the majority Oromo and Amhara communities.
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Cultures like the Yoruba in Nigeria and the Amhara in Ethiopia have rich traditions that date back to antiquity.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Amhara comes from the name the group uses for themselves in their own language, Amharic, and it also names their home region; so Amhara means a person from that people or place.