plural Somali or Somalis
1
: a member of a people of Somaliland
2
: the Cushitic language of the Somali
Somali
adjective
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Last year, Japanese authorities arrested Somali for suspicion of trespassing on a construction site, the Kyodo News agency reported.
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Stella Kim, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Minnesota is home to large Somali, Karen, Hmong and Liberian populations.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 30 Sep. 2024
The camp is still more than 97 percent Somali, but the wars and droughts across the region have expanded the population with refugees and asylum seekers from as far away as the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, South Sudan, Burundi, Eritrea and Ethiopia.
—Rael Ombuor, Washington Post, 6 June 2024
An earlier version of this article mistakenly identified U.S. Central Command as responsible for Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somali, and Sudan.
—Marc Lynch, Foreign Affairs, 22 Feb. 2022
That strategy is unlikely to change this election season, though the party may try to make inroads with DFL-leaning groups of voters, such as Somali Americans.
—Mark Wasson, Twin Cities, 17 May 2024
Omar left her homeland with her family near the start of the Somali Civil War in 1991 and spent four years at a Kenyan refugee camp before immigrating to the U.S. in 1995.
—Bradford Betz, Fox News, 31 Jan. 2024
Minnesota prides itself on being a beacon of progressiveness with its history of openness to Somali and Hmong immigrant communities and strong Medicaid policies.
—Usha Lee McFarling, STAT, 12 Jan. 2024
The beneficiaries include East County Economic Development Council Foundation, the Neighborhood House Association Urban Corps of San Diego, La Maestra, Palomar Health Foundation, Vista Community Clinic and Somali Bantu Association of America.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2023
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Stella Kim, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Minnesota is home to large Somali, Karen, Hmong and Liberian populations.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 30 Sep. 2024
The camp is still more than 97 percent Somali, but the wars and droughts across the region have expanded the population with refugees and asylum seekers from as far away as the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, South Sudan, Burundi, Eritrea and Ethiopia.
—Rael Ombuor, Washington Post, 6 June 2024
An earlier version of this article mistakenly identified U.S. Central Command as responsible for Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somali, and Sudan.
—Marc Lynch, Foreign Affairs, 22 Feb. 2022
That strategy is unlikely to change this election season, though the party may try to make inroads with DFL-leaning groups of voters, such as Somali Americans.
—Mark Wasson, Twin Cities, 17 May 2024
Omar left her homeland with her family near the start of the Somali Civil War in 1991 and spent four years at a Kenyan refugee camp before immigrating to the U.S. in 1995.
—Bradford Betz, Fox News, 31 Jan. 2024
Minnesota prides itself on being a beacon of progressiveness with its history of openness to Somali and Hmong immigrant communities and strong Medicaid policies.
—Usha Lee McFarling, STAT, 12 Jan. 2024
The beneficiaries include East County Economic Development Council Foundation, the Neighborhood House Association Urban Corps of San Diego, La Maestra, Palomar Health Foundation, Vista Community Clinic and Somali Bantu Association of America.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2023
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“Somali.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Somali. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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