Somaliland

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Somaliland

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

proper noun

  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. Holonym: Somalia (construed as holonymous by almost all sovereign states)

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name region

EspañolSomalilandia
中文索馬里蘭 /索马里兰 Suǒmǎlǐlán
हिन्दीसोमालीलैंड somālīlaiṇḍ
PortuguêsSomalilândia
FrançaisSomaliland
ΕλληνικάΣομαλιλάνδη Somalilándi
РусскийСомалиле́нд Somalilénd
العربيةأَرْض اَلصُّومَال ʔarḍ aṣ-ṣomāl

name unrecognized state

EspañolSomalilandia
한국어소말릴란드 Somallillandeu
日本語ソマリランド Somarirando
中文索馬里蘭 /索马里兰 Suǒmǎlǐlán
हिन्दीसोमालीलैंड somālīlaiṇḍ
PortuguêsSomalilândia, Somaliland
FrançaisSomaliland
DeutschSomaliland
RomânăSomaliland
РусскийСомалиле́нд Somalilénd
العربيةصُومَالِيلَانْد ṣomālīland, أَرْض اَلصُّومَال ʔarḍ aṣ-ṣomāl
עבריתסומלילנד

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Somaliland. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/somaliland

Chicago

"Somaliland." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/somaliland.

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@misc{somaliland_2026,
  title = {Somaliland},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/somaliland},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}