Save Type Country Usage Italian, English, Spanish, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Czech Pronounced Pron. /e.ri.ˈtrɛ.a/(Italian) /ˌɛɹ.ɪ.ˈtɹi.ə/(English) /e.ɾi.ˈtɾe.a/(Spanish) /e.ʁi.ˈtʁeː.a/(German) /ˌeː.ri.ˈtreː.aː/(Dutch) [key·simplify] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links From the Italian name for one of their colonies in Africa, derived from the Latin name for the Red Sea Erythraeum Mare, itself of Greek origin (see Erythra). This is the name of country in East Africa. It became independent from Ethiopia in 1993. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & CulturesErtra(Amharic) Erythra(Ancient Greek) Iritriya(Arabic) Iritriya(Bengali) Érythrée(French) Iritriya(Hindi) Erytrea(Polish) Eritreia(Portuguese) Ertra(Tigrinya) Iritriya(Urdu) User SubmissionsÉritréa, Erítrea, Erîtrea
