Majeerteen
Noun
Meaning
Majeerteen pl (plural only)
A subgroup of the Somali Harti clan.
Examples
Coronaro's survey concluded that the Ismaan Sultanate (Majeerteen) depended on sea traffic, therefore, if this were blocked, any resistance that could be mounted after the invasion of the sultanate would be minimal.
By neutralising Hobyo, the fascists could concentrate on the Majeerteen.
The Majeerteen Sultanate (Migiurtinia) was another prominent Somali sultanate based in the Horn region.
In retaliation the Bernica and other warships were called on to bombard all main coastal towns of the Majeerteen.
It was only early 1927 when they finally succeeded in shutting the northern coast of the sultanate, thus cutting arms and ammunition supplies for the Majeerteen.