Eritrean
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4.3
- noun
- /ˌɛrɪˈtrieɪən/
- Eritrea became the 14th province of Ethiopia, but many Eritreans opposed the annexation.
- many Eritreans
- most Eritreans
Examples
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However, the financial support the EPLF receives from friendly countries and exiled Eritreans is very limited.
Academic text (1991) -
We spoke to Syrians, Afghans, Iraqis, Eritreans and Somalis.
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So if I can be become a family with this new Eritrean family, I would love that.
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This little story comes from an Eritrean Orthodox Christian, an American Orthodox Jewish wedding I went to last weekend in New York City.
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To be an Eritrean overseas is to live in isolation, separated from other Eritreans and one's homeland.
Academic text (1996) -
As one Eritrean remarked to me, soil is Eritrea's major export to the Sudan.
Academic text (1991) -
I envied the new beginning that capricious history had given to the Eritreans.
Academic text (1996) -
Despite a lively band and song sheets in front of them, the gathered Eritreans stumbled over the unfamiliar words.
Academic text (1996) -
In small pastoral villages (where most Eritreans live), girls cannot be spared to attend school.
Academic text (1996) -
The Eritrean shared stories of their heritage and culture at the international festival.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Eritrean means a person from Eritrea, and the country's name comes from an old Greek word erythros meaning 'red' because it sits by the 'Red Sea'. The ending -ean marks someone from a place, so an Eritrean is someone who comes from Eritrea.