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Djiboutian en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /d͡ʒɪˈbuː.ʃən/ (nonstandard)
• /d͡ʒɪˈbuː.tiən/

Etymology

From Djibouti + -an.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Of, from, or pertaining to Djibouti or its people or culture.
   • 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:

Translations (20)

fi djiboutilainen (pertaining to Djibouti) · sw Kijibuti (pertaining to Djibouti) · nl Djiboutiaans (pertaining to Djibouti) · nb djiboutisk (pertaining to Djibouti) · ast xibutianu (pertaining to Djibouti) · pl dżibutyjski (pertaining to Djibouti) · ar جِيبُوتِيّ (pertaining to Djibouti) · cs džibutský (pertaining to Djibouti) · ru джибути́йский (pertaining to Djibouti) · bg джибутски (pertaining to Djibouti) · es yibutiano (pertaining to Djibouti) · ro djiboutian (pertaining to Djibouti) · fr djiboutienne (pertaining to Djibouti) · uk джибуті́йський (pertaining to Djibouti) · sh džibutanski (pertaining to Djibouti) · de dschibutisch (pertaining to Djibouti) · af Djiboeties (pertaining to Djibouti) · pt djibutiano (pertaining to Djibouti) · fr djiboutien (pertaining to Djibouti) · nn djiboutisk (pertaining to Djibouti)

Djiboutian en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /d͡ʒɪˈbuː.ʃən/ (nonstandard)
• /d͡ʒɪˈbuː.tiən/

Etymology

From Djibouti + -an.

Meanings

1. A person from Djibouti or of Djiboutian descent.
   • “The worst-case scenario if it happened, if the Chinese did take over that port – and, again, we have assurances from the Djiboutians they won’t – but if they did, I mean, down the way that that restricts our access, that restricts the Navy’s ability to get in there and just simply offload supplies and the like,” he said. 2018 April 8, Ryan Browne, “US military resumes air operations in Djibouti”, in CNN:

Forms

Hypernyms

Horn African · sub-Saharan · African · Horner

Translations (33)

nl Djiboutiaanse (person) · nn djiboutiar (person) · ro djiboutian (person) · it gibutiani (person) · de Dschibutierin (person) · sh Džibutanka (person) · tr Cibutili (person) · ast xibutianu (person) · it gibutiane (person) · pt djibutiano (person) · fi djiboutilainen (person) · fr Djiboutien (person) · ar جِيبُوتِيّ (person) · sw Mjibuti (person) · nb djiboutier (person) · af Djiboetiër (person) · it gibutiana (person) · cs Džibuťan (person) · ast xibutiana (person) · es yibutiano (person) · sh Džibutanac (person) · de Dschibutier (person) · fr Djiboutienne (person) · is Djíbútar (person) · sv djiboutier (person) · ar جِيبُوتِيَّة (person) · nl Djiboutiaan (person) · is Djíbúti (person) · it gibutiano (person) · ru джибути́йка (person) · ru джибути́ец (person) · ro djiboutiană (person) · da djiboutier (person)