French Territory of the Afars and the Issas

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A former overseas territory of France in the Horn of Africa, renamed from French Somaliland and existed between 1967 and 1977; modern-day Djibouti

Word forms

French Territory of the Afars and the Issas

Etymology

Named after the Afar people and the Somali Issa clan.

Synonyms

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