Horn of Africa

American  

[hawrn uhv af-ri-kuh] / ˈhɔrn əv ˈæf rɪ kə /

noun

1. a peninsula in northeastern Africa that juts into the Indian Ocean as the easternmost projection of the African continent, situated along the Gulf of Aden to the north: its constituent countries are Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia. HOA

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Horn of Africa British  

noun

1. a region of NE Africa, comprising Somalia and adjacent territories

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Example Sentences

El Niños are typically associated with more precipitation for parts of southern South America, central Asia and the Horn of Africa, according to the World Meteorological Organization and National Weather Service.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

As the blend’s heady aroma fills your kitchen, you’ll recognize how Somalia, a country almost as big as Texas, was shaped by its location on the Horn of Africa.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Researchers have identified four previously unknown tarantula species in the Arabian Peninsula and the Horn of Africa, and they turned out to be far more unusual than expected.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

It typically results in drier conditions across southeast Asia, Australia, southern Africa, and northern Brazil, and wetter conditions in the Horn of Africa, the southern United States, Peru and Ecuador.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

The Somali country is an elbow of land lying between the equator and the 11th degree of north latitude, which, from its peculiar form, might well be designated the Eastern Horn of Africa.

From What Led to the Discovery of the Source of the Nile by Speke, John Hanning