Issa Definition

pronoun

A Somali clan, mainly residing in Djibouti, where it is larger of the two dominating ethnic groups.

Until its independence in 1977 Djibouti was called the French Territory of the Afars and the Issas.
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A member of the Issa clan.
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Alternative form of Iswa (the Catawba, a Native American people who inhabit the Carolinas).

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Other Word Forms of Issa

Noun

Singular:
issa
Plural:
issas

Issa Sentence Examples

  • He helped the Parians in their settlements of Issa and Pharos; he took into his pay Illyrian warriors with Greek arms, and helped the Molossian Alcetas to win back part of his kingdom.

  • In April 1908 Abd-el-Kader, a Halowin Arab and ex-dervish, rebelled in the Blue Nile province, claiming to be the prophet Issa (Jesus).

  • Fears about the H1N1 virus have inspired organizations such as the International Sanitary Supply Association (ISSA) and the Center for Disease Control (CDC) to issue guidelines and directives for swine flu cleaning procedures.

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Words Starting With

IISISS

Words Ending With

ASASSA

Unscrambles

issa

Words Starting With I and Ending With A

Starts With I & Ends With AStarts With IS & Ends With AStarts With I & Ends With SA

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