Amhara

plural Amharas

1. A member of a Semitic people of Ethiopia.

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   Ahmed was also appreciated for his talents as a showman, because he had no equal in letting loose the famous eskista, with the heaving quiver of the torso and shoulders, of which Ethiopians are so fond. Eskista is the dance of the Amharas, enhancing amorous repartee and expressing collective jubilation.

   2002 August 1, Frank Tenaille, Music is the Weapon of the Future: Fifty Years of African Popular Music, →ISBN, page 168

1. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Amhara people; synonym of Amharas; a Semitic-speaking people of Ethiopia.
2. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Amhara language; synonym of Amharic; a Semitic language spoken by the Amharas, and a lingua franca used by Ethiopia.
3. historicala province of the Ethiopian Empire
4. A region of Ethiopia; in full, Amhara Region. Seat: Bahir Dar.

   Spokespeople for the Ethiopian government, the army and Amhara's regional administration did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The government has not publicly commented on allegations its forces have committed abuses in Amhara.

   2023 October 30, Dawit Endeshaw, “Conflict in Ethiopia's Amhara kills dozens, rights body says”, in Reuters