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Ethiopia Pronunciation
Ethiopia is pronounced ee-thee-OH-pee-uh, IPA /ˌiθiˈoʊpiə/.
ee-thee-OH-pee-uh
US /ˌiθiˈoʊpiə/
Syllables: ee · thee · OH · pee · uh (5 syllables, stress on syllable 3)
proper noun: A country in the Horn of Africa, with Addis Ababa as its capital.
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Ethiopia in a Sentence
- Coffee was first cultivated in Ethiopia.
- She spent two years teaching in southern Ethiopia.
- Ethiopia keeps its own calendar, which runs seven years behind the Gregorian one.
Common Mispronunciations of Ethiopia
Not e-thy-OH-pee-uh
The first two syllables are both quick and both use the long e sound: ee-thee. Nothing in them rhymes with my.
Not ee-thee-oh-PEE-uh
The loud beat is the OH in the middle, not the pee near the end. Five syllables in all, with the peak at number three.
Tip: Lead with the th of thin, not the th of this.
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