an African country to the north of Ethiopia on the Red Sea; achieved independence from Ethiopia in 1993
"After gaining its independence from Ethiopia in 1993, Eritrea established itself as a sovereign nation along the Red Sea."
A country in northeastern Africa, on the Red Sea, having Asmara as its capital; modern State of Eritrea (since the 1990s); formerly —
"Eritrea gained independence from Ethiopia and established its capital in Asmara during the 1990s."
A province of or in union with Ethiopia.
"Eritrea was a province that existed in union with Ethiopia before gaining its independence in 1993."
The name comes from Italian, where it originally served as a shortened form of "Italian Eritrea." This ultimately derives from the Latin word for "reddish," which was borrowed from Ancient Greek to describe the Red Sea.