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Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

4.1
The official name of Ethiopia, a country in northeast Africa
  • proper noun
translation icon : República Democrática Federal de Etiopía
  • The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia is located in the Horn of Africa.

Examples

  • The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia is one of Africa's oldest independent nations.

  • The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has a rich cultural heritage and diverse landscape.

  • Diplomatic relations were established with the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia in 1991.

  • Did you know that the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has a rich history?

  • The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia is located in the Horn of Africa.

  • The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has a rich cultural heritage and diverse landscape.

  • Diplomatic relations were established with the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia in 1991.

Synonyms

Ethiopia
vsFederal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
223 3.0

A country in northeastern Africa known for its ancient sites and coffee

is the formal official state name used in legal and diplomatic contexts

Surface Forms

Morphology

federal + democratic + republic + of + Ethiopia

This is an exact compositional country name whose parts ('federal', 'democratic', 'republic', 'of', 'Ethiopia') transparently indicate that Ethiopia is a federal democratic republic; a learner who knows those words can derive the meaning. The structure follows a common cross‑linguistic naming pattern for states, so it should be immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner.

Etymology

Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia is the country's official name and it explains the government: federal means power is shared with regions, democratic means leaders are chosen by the people, and republic means there is 'no king'. So the name reminds us that Ethiopia is a nation of regions that govern together and elect their leaders.