Akademik

Afars and Issas

noun

a country in northeastern Africa on the Somali peninsula; formerly under French control but became independent in 1997

• Syn: ↑Djibouti, ↑Republic of Djibouti

• Derivationally related forms: ↑Djiboutian (for: ↑Djibouti)

• Instance Hypernyms: ↑African country, ↑African nation

• Member Holonyms: ↑Arab League

• Part Holonyms: ↑Africa, ↑Somali peninsula, ↑Horn of Africa

• Member Meronyms: ↑Djiboutian

• Part Meronyms: ↑Djibouti, ↑capital of Djibouti

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/euh fahrz" euhnd ee"sahz/

French Territory of the, a former name of Djibouti (def. 1).

Useful english dictionary. 2012.