n.
Pronunciation: s ō - ' mä-l ē - ə , s ə -, - ' mäl-y ə
Function: geographical name
country E Africa bordering on Gulf of Aden & Indian Ocean; formed 1960 by union of Brit. Somaliland & Italian Somaliland capital Mogadishu area 246,154 sq mi (637,539 sq km ), pop 8,050,000
– So · ma · lian \ - ' mä-l ē - ə n, - ' mäl-y ə n \ adjective or noun