Somalian

English Etymology en :af Somalia -an + 1 Adjective Pertaining to the Republic of Somalia in a civic or governmental context. April 22 2007 Somalian government tells Mogadishu residents to flee https://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/22/world/africa/22iht-somalia.4.5393615.html https://web.archive.org/web/20210412161128/https://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/22/world/africa/22iht-somalia.4.5393615.html en nonstandard sometimes offensive en Somali Translations pertaining to Somalia Somali Noun en countable collective A citizen from the country of Somalia. en 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. en nonstandard sometimes offensive en Somali Usage notes Of the first sense, the term Somalian is sometimes used as an alternative to Somali to emphasize civic affiliations to the Republic of Somalia and de-emphasize ethnic affiliations. Of the second sense, using the term Somalian to describe any Somali may be offensive to some Somalis who are not citizens of the Republic of Somalia such as those from or in Djibouti, Ethiopia, and Kenya. Usage of the term Somalian may also be offensive to some Somalis as it is viewed as nonstandard regardless of context. Some Somali separatists (chiefly from Somaliland) may use the term Somalian deliberately in a politicized fashion to differentiate people from their breakaway region (i.e. Somalilanders) from others in Somalia (i.e. Somalians). Hypernyms en Horn African, en East African, en Horner Translations someone from Somalia Somali References Further reading som Anagrams en aailmnos Alaminos Mona Lisa isanomal en Nationalities Languages Somalia Finnish Proper noun fi proper noun form fi Somalia gen s