Afars and Issas

A·fars and Is·sas

(ä′färs′; ī′səs), French Territory of See Djibouti.

A•fars′ and Is′sas

(əˈfɑrz ənd ˈi sɑz)
n. French Territory of the, a former name of Djibouti (def. 1).

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Afars and Issas - a country in northeastern Africa on the Somali peninsula; formerly under French control but became independent in 1997Republic of Djibouti, DjiboutiArab League - an international organization of independent Arab states formed in 1945 to promote cultural and economic and military and political and social cooperationcapital of Djibouti, Djibouti - port city on the Gulf of Aden; the capital and largest city of DjiboutiHorn of Africa, Somali peninsula - a peninsula of northeastern Africa (the easternmost part of Africa) comprising Somalia and Djibouti and Eritrea and parts of EthiopiaAfrica - the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian OceanDjiboutian - a native or inhabitant of Djibouti