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somali

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Synonyms: somal, sonali, somalo

Antonyms: somal, sonali, somalo

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Proper noun

  1. {{lb|en|uncountable}} A [[Cushitic]] language spoken mainly in [[Somalia]], eastern [[Ethiopia]], [[Djibouti]], and eastern [[Kenya]].
  2. {{lb|en|uncountable}} Somali [[language]] and [[literature]] as an [[object]] of [[study]].

Noun

  1. {{lb|en|chiefly|countable|collective}} An [[ethnic group]] [[native]] to the [[Somali Peninsula]]; a Somali, a group of Somalis, the Somalis.
  2. {{lb|en|chiefly|uncountable|collective|and|in the plural}} The Somali [[ethnic group]] [[as a whole]]; the Somali.
  3. {{lb|en|countable|collective}} A [[citizen]] or [[resident]] from the country of [[Somalia]].
  4. {{lb|en|countable|collective}} A person from a Somali-majority [[republic]], [[state]], or [[region]], including but not limited to: the Republic of [[Somaliland]], the Somali region of Ethiopia (often called the ''[[Ogaden]]'', but more [[neutral]]ly ''the Somali region''), or [[autonomous]] states within Somalia's [[federal]] system such as [[Puntland]].
  5. A [[domestic cat]] [[breed]] derived from the [[Abyssinian]] cat.

Adjective

  1. Of, from, or pertaining to Somalia, the Somali people or language.

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