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DJIBOUTIAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Djiboutian mean?
• DJIBOUTIAN (noun)
The noun DJIBOUTIAN has 1 sense:
1. a native or inhabitant of Djibouti
Familiarity information: DJIBOUTIAN used as a noun is very rare.
• DJIBOUTIAN (adjective)
The adjective DJIBOUTIAN has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to Djibouti or its people or culture
Familiarity information: DJIBOUTIAN used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A native or inhabitant of Djibouti
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("Djiboutian" is a kind of...):
African (a native or inhabitant of Africa)
Holonyms ("Djiboutian" is a member of...):
Afars and Issas; Djibouti; Republic of Djibouti (a country in northeastern Africa on the Somali peninsula; formerly under French control but became independent in 1997)
Derivation:
Djiboutian (of or relating to Djibouti or its people or culture)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to Djibouti or its people or culture
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Context example:
a Djiboutian storyteller
Pertainym:
Djibouti (a country in northeastern Africa on the Somali peninsula; formerly under French control but became independent in 1997)
Derivation:
Djibouti (a country in northeastern Africa on the Somali peninsula; formerly under French control but became independent in 1997)
Djiboutian (a native or inhabitant of Djibouti)
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