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SOMALI
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Somali mean?
• SOMALI (noun)
The noun SOMALI has 2 senses:
1. a member of a tall dark (mostly Muslim) people inhabiting Somalia
2. the Cushitic language spoken by the Somali
Familiarity information: SOMALI used as a noun is rare.
• SOMALI (adjective)
The adjective SOMALI has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to the African republic of Somalia or its people or their language and culture
Familiarity information: SOMALI used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A member of a tall dark (mostly Muslim) people inhabiting Somalia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Somali; Somalian
Hypernyms ("Somali" is a kind of...):
African (a native or inhabitant of Africa)
Holonyms ("Somali" is a member of...):
Somalia (a republic in extreme eastern Africa on the Somali peninsula; subject to tribal warfare)
Derivation:
Somali (of or relating to the African republic of Somalia or its people or their language and culture)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The Cushitic language spoken by the Somali
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Somali" is a kind of...):
Cushitic (a group of languages spoken in Ethiopia and Somalia and northwestern Kenya and adjacent regions)
Derivation:
Somali (of or relating to the African republic of Somalia or its people or their language and culture)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to the African republic of Somalia or its people or their language and culture
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
Somali; Somalian
Context example:
Somali coffee is excellent
Pertainym:
Somalia (a republic in extreme eastern Africa on the Somali peninsula; subject to tribal warfare)
Derivation:
Somali (the Cushitic language spoken by the Somali)
Somali (a member of a tall dark (mostly Muslim) people inhabiting Somalia)
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