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Somalian

Somalian adjective: pertaining to the Republic of Somalia in a civic or governmental context.

Adjective

Somalian (comparative more Somalian, superlative most Somalian)

  1. Pertaining to the Republic of Somalia in a civic or governmental context.
  2. (nonstandard, offensive, sometimes) Synonym of Somali
    Synonyms:
    Somali

Noun

Somalian (plural Somalians)

  1. (collective, countable) A citizen from the country of Somalia.
    • A Somalian man is a citizen of the easternmost Horner nation.
  2. (nonstandard, offensive, sometimes) Synonym of Somali
    Synonyms:
    Somali

Synonyms of Somalian

Forms of Somalian

Adjective
comparativemore Somalian
superlativemost Somalian
Noun
pluralSomalians

Origin of Somalian

From Somalia + -an.

Questions about Somalian

What does Somalian mean?
Somalian means pertaining to the Republic of Somalia in a civic or governmental context.
What part of speech is Somalian?
Somalian can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near Somalian in the dictionary

  1. Somali wild ass
  2. Somali wild asses
  3. Somali-
  4. Somalia
  5. Somalia syndrome
  6. Somalian
  7. Somalians
  8. Somalicoon
  9. Somalicoons
  10. Somaliland
  11. Somalilander

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