Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

djiboutian

/d͡ʒɪˈbuː.tiən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.32 in modern English

Syllables: dji-boutian
IPA: /d͡ʒɪˈbuː.tiən/

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person from Djibouti or of Djiboutian descent.

adj

Of, from, or pertaining to Djibouti or its people or culture.

Example Sentences

"“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."
"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."

Etymology

From Djibouti + -an.

Inflected Forms

Djiboutians (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce djiboutian?: The recorded pronunciation is /d͡ʒɪˈbuː.tiən/.
What does djiboutian mean?: A person from Djibouti or of Djiboutian descent.
Where does djiboutian come from?: From Djibouti + -an.

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