Somaliland

[ soh-mah-lee-land, suh- ]

noun

1. a coastal region in E Africa, including Djibouti, Somalia, and the Ogaden part of Ethiopia.

Somaliland

/ səʊˈmɑːlɪˌlænd /

noun

1. a former region of E Africa, between the equator and the Gulf of Aden: includes Somalia, Djibouti, and SE Ethiopia

Example Sentences

Last week, a delegation from Somaliland went on a five-day tour of Taiwan, a trip that elicited a negative reaction from China.

From Quartz

As an 11-year-old growing up in Somaliland, then a British protectorate, Edna Adan Ismail had a powerful dream.

From The Daily Beast

He was a young British army officer who was mauled by a lioness several months ago in Somaliland.

From Project Gutenberg

This is the way the thing happened: Last March he was shooting in Somaliland and ran across a lioness.

From Project Gutenberg

In Abyssinia and Somaliland, among the native population, the most primitive methods of coffee making still obtain.

From Project Gutenberg

Further north a large slice has been carved out of Somaliland, facing on the Gulf of Aden.

From Project Gutenberg

The ships of the expedition are drawn up along the shores of Punt (in Somaliland), and incense trees are being carried on board.

From Project Gutenberg