Eritrea

geographical name

Er·​i·​trea ˌer-ə-ˈtrē-ə 

-ˈtrā-

country of northeastern Africa bordering on the Red Sea across from Yemen and Saudi Arabia; capital Asmara; became part of Ethiopia in 1962 and then became independent in 1993; area 45,406 square miles (117,600 square kilometers), population 5,971,000

Eritrean

ˌer-ə-ˈtrē-ən 

-ˈtrā-

adjective or noun