Somaliland
Somaliland proper noun: an ethnically Somali geographic region of East Africa comprising Somalia, Djibouti, and parts of Ethiopia.
Proper noun
Somaliland
- An ethnically Somali geographic region of East Africa comprising Somalia, Djibouti, and parts of Ethiopia.
- 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)
- A group of religious leaders in Somaliland is behind an attempt to replace a progressive sexual offences law passed in 2018 with a revised version that protects rapists rather than survivors and allows child marriage.2022 August 19, Yousef Timacade, “Religious backlash threatens Somaliland’s progressive rape law”, in openDemocracy, archived from the original on 31 Aug 2022
Somaliland meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Arabic
Somaliland in Hindi
- region
- सोमालीलैंड somālīlaiṇḍ
- unrecognized state
- सोमालीलैंड somālīlaiṇḍ
Somaliland in Tamil
- இது ஒரு நாடாகும்
Somaliland in Bengali
- region
- সোমালিস্তান śōmalistan
- unrecognized state
- সোমালিল্যান্ড somalilênḍ, সোমালিস্তান śōmalistan
Somaliland in Arabic
- region
- أَرْض اَلصُّومَال ʔarḍ aṣ-ṣomāl
- unrecognized state
- صُومَالِيلَانْد ṣomālīland, أَرْض اَلصُّومَال ʔarḍ aṣ-ṣomāl
Origin of Somaliland
From Somali + -land; analogous with Jubaland and Puntland.
Words formed from Somaliland
Phrases with Somaliland
Questions about Somaliland
- What does Somaliland mean?
- Somaliland means an ethnically Somali geographic region of East Africa comprising Somalia, Djibouti, and parts of Ethiopia.
- What is Somaliland in Hindi?
- Somaliland in Hindi is सोमालीलैंड (somālīlaiṇḍ). See Somaliland meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Somaliland?
- Somaliland is a proper noun.
Words near Somaliland in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Somaliland (page history and authors); Somaliland (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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