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Djiboutian

/d͡ʒɪˈbuː.tiən/

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nonstandard/d͡ʒɪˈbuː.ʃən/

Djiboutian noun: a person from Djibouti or of Djiboutian descent.

Noun

Djiboutian (plural Djiboutians)

  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...2018 April 8, Ryan Browne, “US military resumes air operations in Djibouti”, in CNN

Adjective

Djiboutian (not comparable)

  1. Of, from, or pertaining to Djibouti or its people or culture.
    • 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.2025 May 22, Haley Britzky, Priscilla Alvarez and Natasha Bertrand, “Deported migrant detainees are holding at a US Naval base in Djibouti amid court fight, officials say”, in CNN

Djiboutian meaning in Bengali and Arabic

Djiboutian in Bengali

জিবুতীয়

Djiboutian in Arabic

person
جِيبُوتِيّ jībūtiyy, جِيبُوتِيَّة jībūtiyya
pertaining to Djibouti
جِيبُوتِيّ jībūtiyy

Forms of Djiboutian

pluralDjiboutians

Origin of Djiboutian

From Djibouti + -an.

Questions about Djiboutian

What does Djiboutian mean?
Djiboutian means a person from Djibouti or of Djiboutian descent.
What is Djiboutian in Bengali?
Djiboutian in Bengali is জিবুতীয়. See Djiboutian meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is Djiboutian?
Djiboutian can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce Djiboutian?
Djiboutian is pronounced /d͡ʒɪˈbuː.tiən/.
What is the plural of Djiboutian?
The plural of Djiboutian is Djiboutians.

Words near Djiboutian in the dictionary

  1. djibbahs
  2. djibbas
  3. Djibloho
  4. Djibouti
  5. Djibouti City
  6. Djiboutian
  7. Djiboutians
  8. Djibril
  9. Djidda
  10. Djidjelli
  11. djigga

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Djiboutian (page history and authors); Djiboutian (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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