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somaliland
geographical name(So-ma-li-land)
historical region of eastern Africa between the Equator and the Gulf of Aden that comprises Somalia, Djibouti, and the Ogaden region of eastern Ethiopia
somaliland
geographical name(So-ma-li-land)
self-proclaimed independent republic (since May 1991) in the northwestern part of Somalia roughly equivalent to the area that was once British Somaliland
somaliland
geographical name(So-ma-li-land)
former British protectorate in eastern Africa bordering on the Gulf of Aden; capital Hargeisa; since 1960 part of Somalia
somaliland
geographical name(So-ma-li-land)
former Italian colony in eastern Africa that bordered on the Indian Ocean; capital Mogadishu; since 1960 part of Somalia
somaliland
geographical name(So-ma-li-land)
country of eastern Africa on Bab el Mandeb Strait across from Yemen and on the Gulf of Aden; a republic area 8958 square miles (23,200 square kilometers), population 884,000
somaliland
geographical name(So-ma-li-land)
city and capital of Djibouti population 562,000

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