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Dji·bou·ti | \ jə-ˈbü-tē 
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\Definition of Djibouti
1 or formerly French Territory of the Afars and the Issas \ ˈä-ˌfär(z)-ən(d)-ṯẖə-ē-ˈsä(z) \ or earlier French Somaliland country of eastern Africa on Bab el Mandeb Strait across from Yemen and on the Gulf of Aden; a republic area 8958 square miles (23,200 square kilometers), population 884,000
\ or earlier French Somaliland country of eastern Africa on Bab el Mandeb Strait across from Yemen and on the Gulf of Aden; a republic area 8958 square miles (23,200 square kilometers), population 884,0002 city and capital of Djibouti population 562,000
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Djiboutian \ jə-ˈbü-tē-ən \ adjective or noun
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