Somaliland
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So·ma·li·land | \ sō-ˈmä-lē-ˌland 
, sə-\
, sə-\Definition of Somaliland
1 historical region of eastern Africa between the Equator and the Gulf of Aden that comprises Somalia, Djibouti, and the Ogaden region of eastern Ethiopia
2 self-proclaimed independent republic (since May 1991) in the northwestern part of Somalia roughly equivalent to the area that was once British Somaliland
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