Somalian

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adjective

Pertaining to the Republic of Somalia in a civic or governmental context.

“A Han Chinese man who is a citizen of Somalia is a Somalian but not an ethnic Somali. One can be a Somalian and not a Somali at the same time.”

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Somali
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Meanings

adjectiveSomalian (comparative more Somalian, superlative most Somalian)

comparative more Somalian · superlative most Somalian

  1. Pertaining to the Republic of Somalia in a civic or governmental context.
  2. nonstandardoffensivesometimesSynonym of Somali

    Synonyms: Somali

nounSomalian (plural Somalians)

plural Somalians

  1. collectivecountableA citizen from the country of Somalia.

    A Han Chinese man who is a citizen of Somalia is a Somalian but not an ethnic Somali. One can be a Somalian and not a Somali at the same time.

  2. nonstandardoffensivesometimesSynonym of Somali

    Synonyms: Somali

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveSynonym of Somali

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Somali

nounSynonym of Somali

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Somali
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More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveof or relating to the African republic of Somalia or its people or their language and culture

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Somali

nouna member of a tall dark (mostly Muslim) people inhabiting Somalia

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Somali
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African
Also see
somalisomalicoonzoomalian

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From Somalia + -an.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Alaminosisanomal
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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