Definition of Djibouti
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or formerly
French Territory of the Afars and the Issas
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\ˈä-ˌfär(z) … 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 8880 square miles (23,088 square kilometers), population 818,159
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city and capital of Djibouti population 339,500
