Somalia

[ soh-mah-lee-uh, -mahl-yuh ]

noun

1. an independent republic on the eastern coast of Africa, formed from the former British Somaliland and the former Italian Somaliland. 246,198 sq. mi. (637,653 sq. km). : Mogadishu.

Somalia

/ səʊˈmɑːlɪə /

noun

1. a republic in NE Africa, on the Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden: the north became a British protectorate in 1884; the east and south were established as an Italian protectorate in 1889; gained independence and united as Somalia (or the Somali Republic) in 1960. In 1991 the former British Somaliland region in the north unilaterally declared itself independent as the Republic of Somaliland, and Puntland and other areas are also operating effectively as separate states, but this has not been recognized officially. Official languages: Arabic and Somali. Official religion: (Sunni) Muslim. Currency: Somali shilling. Capital: Mogadishu. Pop: 10 251 568 (2013 est). Area: 637 541 sq km (246 154 sq miles)

Somalia

1. Republic in extreme eastern Africa , directly south of the Arabian Peninsula across the Gulf of Aden, bordered by Ethiopia and Kenya to the west. Mogadishu is the capital and largest city.

Notes

Civil war and famine have recently ravaged the country. In 1992, the United States embarked on a humanitarian intervention designed to ensure delivery of food supplies to the population. After American troops were drawn into a conflict between local warlords and suffered casualties, the United States withdrew from Somalia in 1994. The country currently lacks any central government.

Britain , France , and Italy established protectorates in the area in the late 1880s. Somalia gained independence in 1960.

Other Words From

• So·ma·li·an adjective noun

Example Sentences

According to a 2011, county refugee fact sheet, Iraq, Somalia, Iran, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan were among the most predominant countries of birth of refugees resettling in San Diego County.

From Voice of San Diego

In 1977, it marked the last wild Variola minor case, in Somalia.

From Vox

He fell in love with the animals when his work took him to Somalia, a country in eastern Africa in which many of the world’s camels live.

From Science News For Students

So, as some have pointed out, it would actually be more of an “Afghanistan-style” deal or a “Somalia-style” deal or, well, you get the point.

From Vox

They never told me what country it was, but I’m pretty sure it was Somalia.

From Freakonomics

At first fighters were taken to Somalia; now Al-Shabab has brought the war to Kenyan territory.

From The Daily Beast

Granderson said Bush conducted air strikes against Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan and Somalia.

From The Daily Beast

One theory holds that Gedi was deserted to avoid the advancing nomadic Galla tribe coming from Somalia.

From The Daily Beast

In Iraq, Yemen, and Somalia, host governments invited U.S. forces in, as opposed to Syria.

From The Daily Beast

UDPATE: Ahmed Abdi Godane was killed in a U.S. airstrike in Somalia on Monday, September 1, 2014, the Pentagon has announced.

From The Daily Beast

Poets in Somalia hold an inordinate sway over the indigenous population.

From Project Gutenberg