1. a country in northeastern Africa on the Somali peninsula; formerly under French control but became independent in 1997; [syn: Djibouti, Republic of Djibouti, Afars and Issas]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Republic of Djibouti
n 1: a country in northeastern Africa on the Somali peninsula;
formerly under French control but became independent in
1997 [syn: Djibouti, Republic of Djibouti, Afars and
Issas]