Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

somalian

/səmˈɑljən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.42 in modern English

Syllables
so-ma-lian
IPA
/səmˈɑljən/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

adj

Synonym of Somali

Offensive

noun

A citizen from the country of Somalia.

Countable

noun

Synonym of Somali

Offensive

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Somalia + -an.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more Somalian (comparative) most Somalian (superlative) Somalians (plural)

Synonyms

Somali

Questions

How do you pronounce somalian?
The recorded pronunciation is /səmˈɑljən/.
What does somalian mean?
Pertaining to the Republic of Somalia in a civic or governmental context.
Where does somalian come from?
From Somalia + -an.

How to pronounce somalian

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