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Somalian

adj · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: S AH0 M AA1 L Y AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Synonym of Somali

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: nonstandard, offensive, sometimes

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Somali

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A citizen from the country of Somalia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: collective, countable

Examples

  • 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.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Synonym of Somali

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: nonstandard, offensive, sometimes

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Somali

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective

Meaning 5

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Somali coffee is excellent

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Somali

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Somali

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: African

History

Etymology

From Somalia + -an.