Somaliland

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Somaliland

2. A region of East Africa that comprises Somalia, Djibouti, and parts of Ethiopia.
4. An unrecognized state in East Africa, de-facto independent of Somalia; formerly the Somali Coast Protectorate.

   Synonym: Republic of Somaliland

Hypernyms

• Somalia

Derived terms

• British Somaliland
• French Somaliland
• Italian Somaliland

Translations

region

• Arabic: أَرْض اَلصُّومَال f (ʔarḍ aṣ-ṣomāl)
• Bengali: সোমালিস্তান (śōmalistan)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 索馬里蘭／索马里兰 (zh) (Suǒmǎlǐlán)

• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Dutch: Somaliland (nl) n
• Finnish: Somalimaa (fi)
• French: Somaliland (fr) m
• Georgian: სომალილენდი (somalilendi)
• Greek: Σομαλιλάνδη f (Somalilándi)
• Irish: Críoch Shomáile f
• Portuguese: Somalilândia (pt) f
• Russian: Сомалиле́нд (ru) m (Somalilénd)
• Somali: Somaliland, Soomaaliland
• Spanish: Somalilandia f

unrecognized state

• Amharic: ሶማሊያላይን (somaliyalayn)
• Arabic: صُومَالِيلَانْد f (ṣomālīland), أَرْض اَلصُّومَال f (ʔarḍ aṣ-ṣomāl)
• Armenian: Սոմալիլենդ (Somalilend)
• Bengali: সোমালিল্যান্ড (bn) (somalilênḍ), সোমালিস্তান (śōmalistan)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 索馬里蘭／索马里兰 (zh) (Suǒmǎlǐlán)

• Danish: Somaliland
• Dutch: Somaliland (nl) n
• Finnish: Somalimaa (fi)
• French: Somaliland (fr) m
• Georgian: სომალილენდი (somalilendi)
• German: Somaliland (de) n
• Hebrew: סומלילנד
• Hindi: सोमालीदेश (hi) m (somālīdeś)
• Japanese: ソマリランド (Somarirando)
• Korean: 소말릴란드 (ko) (Somallillandeu)
• Portuguese: Somalilândia (pt) f, Somaliland (pt) m or f
• Romanian: Somaliland n
• Russian: Сомалиле́нд (ru) m (Somalilénd)
• Somali: Somaliland, Soomaaliland
• Spanish: Somalilandia

Anagrams

• mailolands

German

Alternative forms

• Somalland

Pronunciation

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Noun

Somaliland n (plural Somaliländer)

1. Somaliland (An unrecognized state in East Africa, de-facto independent of Somalia; formerly the Somali Coast Protectorate)

Derived terms

• Britisch-Somaliland

Portuguese

Proper noun

Somaliland m or f

1. Somaliland (An unrecognized state in East Africa, de-facto independent of Somalia; formerly the Somali Coast Protectorate)

   Synonym: Somalilândia