Ogaden
[ oh-gah-deyn ]
noun
an arid region in SE Ethiopia.
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How to use Ogaden in a sentence
He belongs to the Habr Suleiman section of the Ogaden tribe, who have their hunting-grounds in the southwest of the country.
In the grip of the Mullah | F. S. Brereton
British Dictionary definitions for Ogaden
Ogaden
/ (ˌɒɡəˈdɛn) /
noun
the Ogaden a region of SE Ethiopia, bordering on Somalia: consists of a desert plateau, inhabited by Somali nomads; a secessionist movement, supported by Somalia, has existed within the region since the early 1960s and led to bitter fighting between Ethiopia and Somalia (1977–78)
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