Ethiopian \E`thi*o"pi*an\, Ethiopic \E`thi*op"ic\, a. Of or relating to Ethiopia or the Ethiopians. Ethiopic \E`thi*op"ic\, n. The language of ancient Ethiopia; the language of the ancient Abyssinian empire (in Ethiopia), now used only in the Abyssinian church. It is of Semitic origin, and is also called {Geez}.