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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Er•i•tre•a (er′i trē′ə; It. e′rē tre′ä),USA pronunciation n. - Place Namesa republic in NE Africa, on the Red Sea: Italian colony 1890–1941;
province of Ethiopia 1962–93;
independent since 1993. 3,589,687;
47,076 sq. mi. (121,927 sq. km). Cap.: Asmara.
Er′i•tre′an, adj., n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Eritrea /ˌɛrɪˈtreɪə/ n - a small country in NE Africa, on the Red Sea: became an Italian colony in 1890; federated with Ethiopia (1952–93); an independence movement was engaged in war with the Ethiopian government from 1961 until independence was gained in 1993; consists of hot and arid coastal lowlands, rising to the foothills of the Ethiopian highlands. Languages: Tigrinya, Arabic, English, Afar, and others. Religions: Muslim and Christian. Currency: nakfa. Capital: Asmara. Pop: 4 296 000 (2004 est). Area: 117 400 sq km (45 300 sq miles)
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