Djiboutian

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person from Djibouti or of Djiboutian descent.

    "“The worst-case scenario if it happened, if the Chinese did take over that port – and, again, we have assurances from the Djiboutians they won’t – but if they did, I mean, down the way that that restricts our access, that restricts the Navy’s ability to get in there and just simply offload supplies and the like,” he said."

  2. 2
    a native or inhabitant of Djibouti wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, from, or pertaining to Djibouti or its people or culture. not-comparable

    "The US officials added that that the situation has angered Djiboutian government officials, and that the US military in Djibouti has messaged back to Washington “significant concerns” over keeping the detainees there and the possible impact on military relations."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to Djibouti or its people or culture wordnet

Example

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"“The worst-case scenario if it happened, if the Chinese did take over that port – and, again, we have assurances from the Djiboutians they won’t – but if they did, I mean, down the way that that restricts our access, that restricts the Navy’s ability to get in there and just simply offload supplies and the like,” he said."

Etymology

From Djibouti + -an.

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