Djibouti en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- jǐbo͞oʹtē
- /d͡ʒɪˈbuːtiː/
- /d͡ʒəˈbuːtiː/ weak vowel merger
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- jēbo͞otēʹ
- (US) audio
- /d͡ʒiː.buːˈtiː/ (dated)
Etymology
Unknown; the country of Djibouti was named after its capital city, Possibly borrowed from French Djibouti. Multiple theories exist as to the origin of the lemma, including derivation from Afar gabouti (“plate”) or gabood (“plateau”).
Meanings
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A country in East Africa. Official name: Republic of Djibouti.
The US officials added that that the situation has angered Djiboutian government officials, and that the US military in Djibouti has messaged back to Washington “significant concerns” over keeping the detainees there and the possible impact on military relations.
2025 May 22, Haley Britzky, Priscilla Alvarez and Natasha Bertrand, “Deported migrant detainees are holding at a US Naval base in Djibouti amid court fight, officials say”, in CNN:
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The capital city of Djibouti.
The French have been having a great deal of trouble at Djibouti with a tribe of the interior, the Issas, who are vehemently opposed to the progress of the railway through their country. Throughout the first half of March, raids were incessant on parties in and about the town itself. A detachment of marines was sent out and restored peace, at all events for the moment. In the meantime fifty Hausas from the Ivory Coast are on their way to form a nucleus of a permanent garrison at Djibouti, and their sergeant is no less a person than Koulery the brother of Behanzin late King of Dahomey.
1899 April 8, “Notes”, in Saturday Review, volume 87, number 2267, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 418, column 1:
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nb Djibouti (Republic of Djibouti) · luo Jibuti (Republic of Djibouti) · aii ܓ̰ܝܼܒܘܼܬܝܼ (Republic of Djibouti) · ee Dzibuti (Republic of Djibouti) · kln Jibuti (Republic of Djibouti) · yue 吉布提 (Republic of Djibouti) · ti ጂቡቲ (Republic of Djibouti) · uk Джибуті́ (Republic of Djibouti) · be Джыбуці́ (Republic of Djibouti) · si ජිබුටි (Republic of Djibouti) · mt Dġibuti (Republic of Djibouti) · kam Jibuti (Republic of Djibouti) · so Jabuuti (the capital city of Djibouti) · ga Djibouti (Republic of Djibouti) · eo Ĝibuto (the capital city of Djibouti) · ia Djibuti (Republic of Djibouti) · cv Джибути (Republic of Djibouti) · luy Jibuti (Republic of Djibouti) · mk Џибу́ти (Republic of Djibouti) · lt Džibutis (the capital city of Djibouti) · aa Gabuuti (Republic of Djibouti) · km ជីប៊ូទី (Republic of Djibouti) · pl Dżibuti (Republic of Djibouti) · vi Di-bu-ti (the capital city of Djibouti) · sw Jibuti (Republic of Djibouti) · ast Xibuti (Republic of Djibouti) · et Djibouti (Republic of Djibouti) · la Dzibutum (the capital city of Djibouti) · ps ګبوټي (Republic of Djibouti) · mer Jibuti (Republic of Djibouti) · ro Djibouti (Republic of Djibouti) · ast Xibuti (the capital city of Djibouti) · sv Djibouti (Republic of Djibouti) · is Djíbútí (Republic of Djibouti) · fr Djibouti (Republic of Djibouti) · gl Xibutí (Republic of Djibouti) · my ဂျီဘူတီ (Republic of Djibouti) · fi Djibouti (the capital city of Djibouti) · ka ჯიბუტი (Republic of Djibouti) · vi Gi-bu-ti (the capital city of Djibouti) · it Gibuti (Republic of Djibouti) · cy Jibwti (Republic of Djibouti) · ab Џибути (Republic of Djibouti) · fy Dzjibûty (Republic of Djibouti) · mn Жибути (Republic of Djibouti) · cs Džibutsko (Republic of Djibouti) · wal Jubbuute (Republic of Djibouti) · nl Djibouti (Republic of Djibouti) · ar جِيبُوتِيّ (Republic of Djibouti) · am ጅቡቲ (Republic of Djibouti) · tt Җибути (Republic of Djibouti) · lv Džibutija (Republic of Djibouti) · ko 지부티 (Republic of Djibouti) · br Djibouti (Republic of Djibouti) · ne जिबुती (Republic of Djibouti) · th จิบูตี (Republic of Djibouti) · chr ᏥᏊᏗ (Republic of Djibouti) · ru Джибути́ (Republic of Djibouti) · ta ஜிபூட்டி (Republic of Djibouti) · sk Džibutsko (Republic of Djibouti) · sq Xhibuti (Republic of Djibouti) · af Djiboeti (Republic of Djibouti) · cmn 吉布提 (Republic of Djibouti) · ki Jibuti (Republic of Djibouti) · sh Džibȕti (Republic of Djibouti) · vec Jibuti (Republic of Djibouti) · tg Ҷибутӣ (Republic of Djibouti) · hi जिबूती (Republic of Djibouti) · eo Ĝibutio (Republic of Djibouti) · el Τζιμπουτί (Republic of Djibouti) · fa جیبوتی (Republic of Djibouti) · fi Djibouti (Republic of Djibouti) · sw Djibouti (Republic of Djibouti) · de Dschibuti (Republic of Djibouti) · ur جبوتی (Republic of Djibouti) · fo Djibuti (Republic of Djibouti) · bn জিবুতি (Republic of Djibouti) · tl Yibuti (Republic of Djibouti) · af Djiboeti (the capital city of Djibouti) · tr Cibuti (Republic of Djibouti) · vi Di-bu-ti (Republic of Djibouti) · vi Gi-bu-ti (Republic of Djibouti) · ru Джибути́ (the capital city of Djibouti) · cs Džibuti (the capital city of Djibouti) · hy Ջիբութի (Republic of Djibouti) · lt Džibutis (Republic of Djibouti) · el Τζιμπουτί (the capital city of Djibouti) · mi Tipūti (Republic of Djibouti) · bo ཇི་བའོ་ཊི། (Republic of Djibouti) · pt Jibuti (Republic of Djibouti) · mt Ġibuti (Republic of Djibouti) · so Jabuuti (Republic of Djibouti) · da Djibouti (Republic of Djibouti) · es Yibuti (Republic of Djibouti) · km ជីប៊ូទី (the capital city of Djibouti) · hu Dzsibuti (Republic of Djibouti) · et Djibouti (the capital city of Djibouti) · aa Gabuuti (the capital city of Djibouti) · kk Джибути (Republic of Djibouti) · ca Djibouti (Republic of Djibouti) · ba Джибути (Republic of Djibouti) · ja ジブチ (Republic of Djibouti) · bg Джибути (Republic of Djibouti) · nv Jibótii (Republic of Djibouti) · nb Djibouti (the capital city of Djibouti) · he ג׳יבוטי (Republic of Djibouti) · ha Jibuti (Republic of Djibouti) · ky Жибути (Republic of Djibouti) · pt Djibuti (Republic of Djibouti) · sh Џибу̏ти (Republic of Djibouti) · mg Jibotỳ (Republic of Djibouti) · gur Zibuti (Republic of Djibouti) · ce Джибути (Republic of Djibouti) · ga Díobutaidh (Republic of Djibouti) · nl Djibouti (the capital city of Djibouti) · nrf Djibouti (Republic of Djibouti)