English Explanatory Dictionary

Somaliland

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An ethnically Somali geographic region of East Africa comprising Somalia, Djibouti, and parts of Ethiopia.
  2. A geographic region and de facto independent unrecognized state in East Africa, internationally recognized as part of Somalia; formerly the Somali Coast Protectorate. Official name: Republic of Somaliland.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Somaliland.wav

Word forms

Somaliland

Etymology

From Somali + -land; analogous with Jubaland and Puntland.

Derived words

British Somaliland French Somaliland Italian Somaliland Somalilander

Translations

Arabic: أَرْض اَلصُّومَال Bengali: সোমালিস্তান Chinese Mandarin: 索馬里蘭 /索马里兰 Dutch: Somaliland Finnish: Somalimaa French: Somaliland Georgian: სომალილენდი Greek: Σομαλιλάνδη Hindi: सोमालीलैंड Irish: Críoch Shomáile Portuguese: Somalilândia Russian: Сомалиле́нд Somali: Somaliland Somali: Soomaaliland Spanish: Somalilandia Ukrainian: Сомаліле́нд
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