plural Somali or Somalis
1
: a member of a people of Somaliland
2
: the Cushitic language of the Somali
Somali
adjective
Examples of Somali in a Sentence
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Stuck mostly with the other girl in her class who spoke Somali.
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Courtney Crowder, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
The audit of Somali Community Link’s use of relief funds raised multiple red flags.
—Robert Schmad, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 19 Mar. 2025
Last year, a misinterpreted clip of Omar's speech in Somali sparked intense criticism from conservatives, leading to calls for her deportation.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
The state is home to significant Hmong, Somali, Mexican, Scandinavian, and Ethiopian communities, among others, whose culinary traditions have deeply influenced local chefs for decades (and, in some cases, centuries).
—AFAR Media, 11 Mar. 2025
Soon, several deadly clashes between the U.N. and Somali National Alliance leader Mohamed Farrah Aidid led to Operation Gothic Serpent, a U.S. military operation to capture Aidid.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 12 Feb. 2025
In the video, Omar, the first Somali American congresswoman, explained what undocumented Somalis, or those whose documentation may have expired, should do if questioned by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Fuentes suggested possibly adding Somali and Persian.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
Three of them – a Libyan, a Somali and a stateless Rohingya – have long been cleared for release.
—Lisa Hajjar, The Conversation, 24 Jan. 2025
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Courtney Crowder, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
The audit of Somali Community Link’s use of relief funds raised multiple red flags.
—Robert Schmad, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 19 Mar. 2025
Last year, a misinterpreted clip of Omar's speech in Somali sparked intense criticism from conservatives, leading to calls for her deportation.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
The state is home to significant Hmong, Somali, Mexican, Scandinavian, and Ethiopian communities, among others, whose culinary traditions have deeply influenced local chefs for decades (and, in some cases, centuries).
—AFAR Media, 11 Mar. 2025
Soon, several deadly clashes between the U.N. and Somali National Alliance leader Mohamed Farrah Aidid led to Operation Gothic Serpent, a U.S. military operation to capture Aidid.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 12 Feb. 2025
In the video, Omar, the first Somali American congresswoman, explained what undocumented Somalis, or those whose documentation may have expired, should do if questioned by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Fuentes suggested possibly adding Somali and Persian.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
Three of them – a Libyan, a Somali and a stateless Rohingya – have long been cleared for release.
—Lisa Hajjar, The Conversation, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Somali.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Somali. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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