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Abyssinian

cat breed
Taxon cat_breed Q7955
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Summary

Abyssinian is a cat breed[1]. Abyssinian draws 14,878 Wikipedia views per month (cat breed category, ranking #12 of 96).[2]

Key Facts

  • Named after: Ethiopian Empire[3], Ethiopia[4]
  • Subclass of: cat[5], domestic short-haired cat[6]
  • Commons category: Abyssinian cats[7]
  • Country of origin: Egypt[8], Ethiopian Empire[9], United Kingdom[10]
  • Inception: 1882[11]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Abyssinian cats[12]
  • Commons gallery: Abyssinian[13]
  • Mass: 3.5 kg[14]

Why It Matters

Abyssinian has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] Abyssinian is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

Egypt Ethiopia Ethiopian Empire United Kingdom

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
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    Topic's main category → Category:Abyssinian cats
    Subclass of → cat, domestic short-haired cat
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