Djibouti

Dji·bou·ti  (j-bt) 1. A country of eastern Africa on the Gulf of Aden. Djibouti was a French colony from 1896 until 1946 and a territory from 1946 until its independence in 1977. It was called French Somaliland from 1896 to 1967 and the French Territory of Afars and Issas from 1967 to 1977. Population: 496,000. 2. The capital and largest city of Djibouti, in the southeast part of the country on an inlet of the Gulf of Aden. It was founded by the French in 1888. Population: 623,000.

Djibouti

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Djibouti, Jibouti [dʒɪˈbuːtɪ]

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1. (Placename) a republic in E Africa, on the Gulf of Aden: a French overseas territory (1946-77); became independent in 1977; mainly desert. Official languages: Arabic and French. Religion: Muslim majority. Currency: Djibouti franc. Capital: Djibouti. Pop.: 461 000 (2001 est.). Area: 23 200 sq. km (8950 sq. miles) Former name (until 1977) (Territory of the) Afars and the Issas

2. (Placename) the capital of Djibouti, a port on the Gulf of Aden: an outlet for Ethiopian goods. Pop.: 383 000 (1995)

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Djibouti - port city on the Gulf of Aden; the capital and largest city of Djibouti capital of Djibouti Afars and Issas, Republic of Djibouti, Djibouti - a country in northeastern Africa on the Somali peninsula; formerly under French control but became independent in 1997
	2.	Djibouti - a country in northeastern Africa on the Somali peninsula; formerly under French control but became independent in 1997 Afars and Issas, Republic of Djibouti Arab League - an international organization of independent Arab states formed in 1945 to promote cultural and economic and military and political and social cooperation capital of Djibouti, Djibouti - port city on the Gulf of Aden; the capital and largest city of Djibouti Horn of Africa, Somali peninsula - a peninsula of northeastern Africa (the easternmost part of Africa) comprising Somalia and Djibouti and Eritrea and parts of Ethiopia Africa - the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean Djiboutian - a native or inhabitant of Djibouti

Translations

Djibouti [dʒɪˈbuːtɪ] N → Yibuti m