Oromo
noun
Oro·mo
ȯ-ˈrō-(ˌ)mō 
ō-
plural Oromos or Oromo
1
: a member of a Cushitic-speaking people of southern Ethiopia and adjacent parts of Kenya
2
: the Cushitic language of the Oromo
Examples of Oromo in a Sentence
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The range is home to the Oromo, the largest, single ethnic group in Africa.
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David Escribano, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2024
Protests that began last November, when Oromo farmers objected to government land grabs to expand the capital and clear space for potential foreign investors, have mushroomed into a movement against the ruling Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF).
—James Jeffrey, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2016
Despite his own Oromo background, Abiy’s first war was with the Oromo, whose youth movement had brought down his hapless predecessor, Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn.
—Alex De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 8 Apr. 2024
Ethiopians’ longing for peace appeared to be answered in 2018 when Abiy Ahmed of the Oromo Democratic Party came to power, ushering in a wave of reforms and promising more inclusive governance.
—Patrick Vinck, Foreign Affairs, 15 Nov. 2023
For the new study, the researchers looked at genomic data from living humans, which included people from various groups: the Mende in Sierra Leone, the Nama in South Africa and the Amhara, Oromo and Gumuz groups in Ethiopia, according to Reuters.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 May 2023
The three Oromo bishops say armed protesters began a riot.
—Katharine Houreld, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2023
Ethnic Oromo once hailed Abiy as the country’s first Oromo prime minister, but discontent has since emerged with the jailing of outspoken Oromo leaders.
—NBC News, 3 Nov. 2021
The original pick-me-up may have come from the nomadic Oromo of Ethiopia, who made energy bars from ground coffee beans and animal fat sometime in the first millennium.
—Rebecca Coffey, Discover Magazine, 29 Sep. 2014
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David Escribano, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2024
Protests that began last November, when Oromo farmers objected to government land grabs to expand the capital and clear space for potential foreign investors, have mushroomed into a movement against the ruling Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF).
—James Jeffrey, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2016
Despite his own Oromo background, Abiy’s first war was with the Oromo, whose youth movement had brought down his hapless predecessor, Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn.
—Alex De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 8 Apr. 2024
Ethiopians’ longing for peace appeared to be answered in 2018 when Abiy Ahmed of the Oromo Democratic Party came to power, ushering in a wave of reforms and promising more inclusive governance.
—Patrick Vinck, Foreign Affairs, 15 Nov. 2023
For the new study, the researchers looked at genomic data from living humans, which included people from various groups: the Mende in Sierra Leone, the Nama in South Africa and the Amhara, Oromo and Gumuz groups in Ethiopia, according to Reuters.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 May 2023
The three Oromo bishops say armed protesters began a riot.
—Katharine Houreld, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2023
Ethnic Oromo once hailed Abiy as the country’s first Oromo prime minister, but discontent has since emerged with the jailing of outspoken Oromo leaders.
—NBC News, 3 Nov. 2021
The original pick-me-up may have come from the nomadic Oromo of Ethiopia, who made energy bars from ground coffee beans and animal fat sometime in the first millennium.
—Rebecca Coffey, Discover Magazine, 29 Sep. 2014
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“Oromo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Oromo. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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