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Noun: Somalia  su'maa-lee-u or sow'maa-lee-u or sow'maal-yu
  1. A country in the Horn of Africa bordering Ethiopia, Djibouti, and Kenya; subject to civil war and tribal conflict
    "Somalia has struggled with political instability since 1991"

Type of: African country, African nation

Part of: Africa, Arab League, Horn of Africa, Somali peninsula

Encyclopedia: Somalia, Wake Up