Eritrea

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A country in northeast Africa on the Red Sea that became independent from Ethiopia in 1993

proper noun
/ˌɛrɪˈtrɛə/

: Eritrea

As one Eritrean remarked to me, soil is Eritrea's major export to the Sudan.
independent Eritrea
the independence of Eritrea
Eritrea and Ethiopia

We can't pretend to be on the run from Eritrea, right, or Syria.

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Examples

Thus, the future of Eritrea is tied to the maintenance of stability in Ethiopia itself.

Academic text (1991)
Nowhere are these questions more visible than in Eritrea, where thirty years of war have also wreaked environmental havoc.

Academic text (1991)
Far off over the sea, I could see Eritrea, like a shadow.

Fiction book (1995)
Now in this time Eritrea develops into an African extension of Italy.
I think there are three major observations applicable not only to Eritrea but also to other African countries.

Academic text (1991)
And now, for the second time in ten years, Eritrea was openly disputing that border.

Fiction book (2001)
Now that the war appears to be over, their achievements bode well for Eritrea's environment and development.

Academic text (1991)
"I was sailing off the coast of Eritrea," says Abdul Latif, one of the boat's engineers.

Fiction book (2000)
Out of Ethiopia's 22 divisions, 14 were in Eritrea and 3 in the neighboring province of Tigray.

Academic text (1990)
Medhanie, 15, came from Eritrea two years ago with little to no schooling.

Surface Forms

Eritrea main

Etymology

Eritrea comes from an old Greek name, Erythraia, which is built on erythros meaning 'red'. Because the country lies on the coast of the 'Red Sea', its name points to that seaside location.