English

Proper noun

Abyssinia

1. (dated) Historical name of Ethiopia.

Translations

Adjective

Abyssinia ‎(not comparable)

1. (dated) Ethiopian; Abyssinian.^[2]

Interjection

Abyssinia

1. (humorous) Expression of farewell: I’ll be seeing ya. [First attested in the mid 20^th century.]^[3]

   From the way that Abyssinia sounds vaguely like I'll be seeing you.

References

1. ↑ William Morris (editor), The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (1971 [1969]; American Heritage Publishing Co., Inc.; ISBN 0-395-09066-0), page 6
2. ↑ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], ISBN 0-87779-101-5), page 9
3. ↑ Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 11