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Abyssinian vs Shotel - What's the difference?

abyssinian | shotel |

As nouns the difference between abyssinian and shotel

is that abyssinian is a short-haired domestic cat descended from cats of ancient egypt making it one of the oldest breeds in the world; abyssinian cat while shotel is an abyssinian curved blade similar to the scimitar.

As an adjective abyssinian

is (dated|usually|capitalized) of or pertaining to ethiopia or its inhabitants; ethiopian .

As a proper noun abyssinian

is the amharic language.

abyssinian

English

Alternative forms

* Abyssian, Abyssin, Abyssine (rare)

Adjective

(-)
  • (dated, usually, capitalized) Of or pertaining to Ethiopia or its inhabitants; Ethiopian.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A short-haired domestic cat descended from cats of ancient Egypt making it one of the oldest breeds in the world; Abyssinian cat.
  • A member of the Abyssinian Church.
  • (dated) A native of Ethiopia.

    • Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • The Amharic language.

    • Derived terms

    * Abyssinian gold - an alloy of 90.74 parts of copper and 8.33 parts of zinc

    References

    shotel

    English

    (wikipedia shotel)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An Abyssinian curved blade similar to the scimitar.