Somali UK /səˈmɑːli/US /soʊˈmɑːli/noun 5adjective 1forms 1 noun5 •An ethnic group native to the Somali Peninsula; a Somali, a group of Somalis, the Somalis.Historically, Somalis were a nomadic people herding camels, goats, and sheep. Nowadays, many if not most Somalis are urbanized people. •[in the plural] The Somali ethnic group as a whole; the Somali.The Somali are an ethnic group of Cushitic origin indigenous to the Somali Peninsula. Their language is called Somali. •A citizen or resident from the country of Somalia. •A person from a Somali-majority republic, state, or region, including but not limited to: the Republic of Somaliland, the Somali region of Ethiopia (often called the Ogaden, but more neutrally the Somali region), or autonomous states within Somalia's federal system such as Puntland. •A domestic cat breed derived from the Abyssinian cat. adjective1 •Of, from, or pertaining to Somalia, the Somali people or language. formsSomalis
