Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for AB-YS-SIN'I-AN
AB-YS-SIN'I-AN, a. [Ar. حَبَشٌ habashon, Abyssinians, Ethiopians, from حَبَشَ habasha, to collect, or congregate.]
- A name denoting a mixed multitude or a black race. – Ludolf. Castle.
- Belonging to Abyssinia.
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