Somali
Americannoun
plural
Somalis,plural
Somali-
a member of a people speaking a Cushitic language and living primarily in Somalia, Somaliland, and adjacent regions.
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the Cushitic language of the Somali ethnic group.
adjective
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of or relating to Somalia, its people, or their language.
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of or relating to the Somali ethnic group or their language.
noun
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a member of a tall dark-skinned people inhabiting Somalia
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the language of this people, belonging to the Cushitic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family of languages
adjective
Etymology
Origin of Somali
First recorded in 1800–10 as Samaulies (plural); from Somali Soomaali, a self-designation
Example Sentences
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There is also a more local threat from Al-Shabaab, the Somali affiliate of Al-Qaeda, that has said it will oppose any attempt by Israel to use Somaliland.
From Barron's
Minnesota has the largest Somali community in the United States.
From Barron's
The president announced the plan on a visit to the border town of Mandera, in Kenya's far north-east, which has a large population of ethnic Somalis.
From BBC
“In places like Minnesota, it’s the Somali community.”
From Los Angeles Times
The victims set off from a beach near Dunkirk in France and came from a number of countries, including Iraq, Somali, Ethiopia, Egypt and Afghanistan.
From BBC
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