Akademik

Djibouti

noun

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

• Syn: ↑Republic of Djibouti, ↑Afars and Issas

• Derivationally related forms: ↑Djiboutian

• Instance Hypernyms: ↑African country, ↑African nation

• Member Holonyms: ↑Arab League

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

• Member Meronyms: ↑Djiboutian

• Part Meronyms: ↑capital of Djibouti

2. port city on the Gulf of Aden; the capital and largest city of Djibouti

• Syn: ↑capital of Djibouti

• Instance Hypernyms: ↑national capital, ↑port

• Part Holonyms: ↑Republic of Djibouti, ↑Afars and Issas

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Djibouti [Djibouti] [dʒɪˈbuːti] [dʒɪˈbuːti] noun singular

a country in north-eastern Africa

Useful english dictionary. 2012.