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in Somalia
表示地点，不加冠词
He worked in Somalia for two years.
他在索马里工作了两年。
索马里
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索马里
a republic in extreme eastern Africa on the Somali peninsula; subject to tribal warfare
He worked in Somalia for two years.
他在索马里工作了两年。
位于非洲极东部索马里半岛的一个共和国,受部落战争困扰
a republic in extreme eastern Africa on the Somali peninsula; subject to tribal warfare
Somalia is located on the eastern coast of Africa.
索马里位于非洲东海岸。
My cousin is planning to visit Somalia next year.
我的表弟计划明年去索马里旅游。
The capital of Somalia is Mogadishu.
索马里的首都是摩加迪沙。
表示地点，不加冠词
He worked in Somalia for two years.
他在索马里工作了两年。
表示来源
She is a refugee from Somalia.
她是一位来自索马里的难民。
用作主语表示国家特征
Somalia is located in the Horn of Africa.
索马里位于非洲之角。
Not this
I visited the Somalia last year.
Use this
I visited Somalia last year.
英语中大多数国家名前不加定冠词“the”，只有少数如the United States等需要加定冠词。Somalia是国名，不应加“the”。
Not this
He is a Somalia.
Use this
He is Somali.
“Somalia”是国名，表示国籍或民族的形容词是“Somali”，而非“Somalia”。因此应使用“Somali”表示“索马里人”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
饱受战争蹂躏的索马里
War-torn Somalia has faced decades of conflict.
饱受战争蹂躏的索马里已经面临了几十年的冲突。
索马里海岸附近的海盗活动
Piracy off the coast of Somalia became a major concern for international shipping.
索马里海岸附近的海盗活动成为国际航运的一大担忧。
索马里政府
Somalia's government is working to rebuild the country.
索马里政府正致力于重建国家。
索马里的饥荒
The famine in Somalia in 2011 caused a humanitarian crisis.
2011年索马里的饥荒引发了一场人道主义危机。
前往索马里
The United Nations sent aid workers to Somalia.
联合国派遣了援助人员前往索马里。
来自索马里
Many refugees from Somalia have fled to neighboring countries.
许多来自索马里的难民逃往了邻国。
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Somalia音译'索马里'，联想为'索要马匹的地方'，记住这是非洲国家。
语域：neutral 常见场景：geography、politics、news “somalia”是一个专有名词，指东非国家索马里。通常用于中性场合，常见于地理、政治或新闻报道中。
The words listed below share the spelling ending 'ia' and the unstressed final sound /iə/. However, none of them have the same stressed vowel /ɑː/ as in 'somalia', so they do not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.