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Ras Hafun

UK/ˈɹɑːs hɑːˈfuːn/US/ˈɹɑs hɑˈfun/

Ras Hafun proper noun: a promontory in Bari, Puntland, Somalia.

Proper noun

Ras Hafun

  1. A promontory in Bari, Puntland, Somalia.
    • In July 1919, a southerly current with a rate of 1 to 2 knots was experienced close inshore from a position 8 miles southward of Ras Asir to Ras Hafun.1943, United States Hydrographic Office, Sailing Directions for the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, →OCLC, page 472
    • Soon the enterprise at Ras Hafun was exporting by sea over three hundred thousand tons of salt a year for industrial use.2000 May 24, Peter S. Bridges, Safirka: An American Envoy, →ISBN, page 163
    Synonyms:
    Cape Hafun

Synonyms of Ras Hafun

  • Cape Hafun

Origin of Ras Hafun

Borrowed from Somali Ras Xaafuun.

Words that rhyme with Ras Hafun

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Questions about Ras Hafun

What does Ras Hafun mean?
Ras Hafun means a promontory in Bari, Puntland, Somalia.
What part of speech is Ras Hafun?
Ras Hafun is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Ras Hafun?
Ras Hafun is pronounced /ˈɹɑːs hɑːˈfuːn/ (UK).

Words near Ras Hafun in the dictionary

  1. Ras al-Khayma
  2. Ras Algethi
  3. Ras Dashen
  4. Ras Dejen
  5. ras el hanout
  6. Ras Hafun
  7. ras malai
  8. Ras Shamra
  9. RAS syndrome
  10. Ras Tanura
  11. rasa

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