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Somalia


So·ma·lia

geographical name \sō-ˈmä-lē-ə, sə-, -ˈmäl-yə\

Definition of SOMALIA

country E Africa bordering on Gulf of Aden & Indian Ocean; formed 1960 by union of British Somaliland & Italian Somaliland Mogadishu area 246,154 square miles (637,539 square kilometers), pop 8,050,000
So·ma·lian \-ˈmä-lē-ən, -ˈmäl-yən\ adjective or noun

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