Main Entry:

Dji·bou·ti

Pronunciation:

\jə-ˈbü-tē\

Function:

geographical name

1or formerly French Territory of the Afars and the Is·sas \ˈä-ˌfär(z)…ē-ˈsä(z)\ or earlier French Somaliland country E Africa on Gulf of Aden; a republic area 8880 square miles (23,088 square kilometers), population 510,0002city, its ∗ population 300,000

— Dji·bou·ti·an \jə-ˈbü-tē-ən\ adjective or noun