Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A native or inhabitant of Somalia.
  • noun A member of a traditionally Muslim people of Somalia and adjacent parts of Ethiopia, Kenya, Eritrea, and Djibouti.
  • noun The Cushitic language of the Somali and an official language of Somalia.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Ethnol.) A Hamitic people of East Central Africa.
  • noun of or pertaining to Somalia or to the inhabitants of Somalia.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • proper noun A Cushitic language spoken mainly in Somalia and eastern Ethiopia.
  • noun A person from Somalia or of Somali descent.
  • noun A domestic cat breed.
  • adjective Of, from, or pertaining to Somalia, the Somali people or language.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective of or relating to the African republic of Somalia or its people or their language and culture
  • noun a member of a tall dark (mostly Muslim) people inhabiting Somalia
  • noun the Cushitic language spoken by the Somali

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Examples

  • ABDUL KADIR ALARE, SOMALI FACTION LEADER: The first thing is can we form, really, a broad-based inclusive government for the Somali people.

    CNN Transcript Jan 31, 2004 2004

  • & THE INVASION OF THE SOMALI SEAS Much of the world's attention is currently focused on the Somali sea lanes.

    axisoflogic.com 2009

  • & THE INVASION OF THE SOMALI SEAS Much of the world's attention is currently focused on the Somali sea lanes.

    axisoflogic.com 2009

  • & THE INVASION OF THE SOMALI SEAS Much of the world's attention is currently focused on the Somali sea lanes.

    axisoflogic.com 2009

  • & THE INVASION OF THE SOMALI SEAS Much of the world's attention is currently focused on the Somali sea lanes.

    axisoflogic.com 2009

  • THE INVASION OF THE SOMALI SEAS Much of the world's attention is currently focused on the Somali sea lanes.

    axisoflogic.com 2009

  • & THE INVASION OF THE SOMALI SEAS Much of the world's attention is currently focused on the Somali sea lanes.

    axisoflogic.com 2009

  • & THE INVASION OF THE SOMALI SEAS Much of the world's attention is currently focused on the Somali sea lanes.

    axisoflogic.com 2009

  • & THE INVASION OF THE SOMALI SEAS Much of the world's attention is currently focused on the Somali sea lanes.

    axisoflogic.com 2009

  • & THE INVASION OF THE SOMALI SEAS Much of the world's attention is currently focused on the Somali sea lanes.

    axisoflogic.com 2009

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