Obock

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proper noun

A wadi in Obock, Djibouti, Horn of Africa

OriginFrench Obock ← Arabic أوبوخ ← cus Oboki →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A wadi in Obock, Djibouti, Horn of Africa
  2. A port town in the Obock Region, Djibouti
  3. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Obock Region: A region of Djibouti
  4. abbreviationellipsishistoricalEllipsis of Obock Territory: A former territory of French Somaliland, France, in what is now Djibouti.

Origin

  1. SomaliOboki
  2. AfarOboki
  3. cusOboki
  4. Arabicأوبوخ“Obukh”
  5. FrenchObock
  6. EnglishObock

Borrowed from French Obock, from Arabic أوبوخ (“Obukh”), from Cushitic (Afar Oboki, Somali Oboki), the name of a local wadi.

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APA

Obock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Obock

MLA

“Obock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Obock. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Obock,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Obock.

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