djibouti

Definition of Djibouti in English :

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Noun

1. capital of djibouti, djibouti

port city on the Gulf of Aden; the capital and largest city of Djibouti

capital of djibouti

2. afars and issas, djibouti, republic of djibouti

a country in northeastern Africa on the Somali peninsula; formerly under French control but became independent in 1997

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

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noun

1.

a republic in E Africa, on the Gulf of Aden: a French overseas territory (1946–77); became independent in 1977; mainly desert. Official languages: Arabic and French; Somali and Afar are also spoken. Religion: Muslim majority. Currency: Djibouti franc. Capital: Djibouti. Pop: 956 985 (2017 est). Area: 23 200 sq km (8950 sq miles)

. Former name (until 1977): (Territory of the) Afars and the Issas

2.

the capital of Djibouti, a port on the Gulf of Aden: an outlet for Ethiopian goods. Pop: 528 627 (2015 est)

Djibouti

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1.

country in E Africa, on the Gulf of Aden: 8,958 sq mi (23,201 sq km); pop. 695,000

2.

its capital, a seaport: pop. 383,000

Djibouti

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1. A country of eastern Africa on the Gulf of Aden. Djibouti was a French colony from 1896 until 1946 and a territory from 1946 until its independence in 1977. It was called French Somaliland from 1896 to 1967 and the French Territory of Afars and Issas from 1967 to 1977. Djibouti is the capital and largest city.

2. The capital and largest city of Djibouti, in the southeast part of the country on an inlet of the Gulf of Aden. It was founded by the French in 1888.

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