adj, noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A citizen from the country of Somalia. collective, countable

   "A Han Chinese man who is a citizen of Somalia is a Somalian but not an ethnic Somali. One can be a Somalian and not a Somali at the same time."

2. 2
   a member of a tall dark (mostly Muslim) people inhabiting Somalia wordnet
3. 3
   Synonym of Somali nonstandard, offensive, sometimes

Adjective

1. 1
   Pertaining to the Republic of Somalia in a civic or governmental context.

Adjective

1. 1
   of or relating to the African republic of Somalia or its people or their language and culture wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

somalimaliskinniesomalisomalisomali

Example

More examples

"My aunt is from Somalia. She is Somalian."

Etymology

From Somalia + -an.

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