- British Somaliland
- geographical name former British protectorate E Africa bordering on Gulf of Aden capital Hargeisa; since 1960 part of Somalia
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
British Somaliland
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British Somaliland — former British protectorate in E Africa: merged with Italian Somaliland (1960) to form Somalia … English World dictionary
British Somaliland — Infobox Former Country native name = conventional long name = British Somaliland common name = Somaliland continent = Africa region = Horn of Africa country = Somalia status = Protectorate empire = United Kingdom event start = year start = 1884… … Wikipedia
British Somaliland — a former British protectorate in E Africa, on the Gulf of Aden: now the N part of Somalia. Former official name, Somaliland Protectorate. Cf. Somalia. * * * Former British protectorate, southern shore of the Gulf of Aden, eastern Africa. It… … Universalium
British Somaliland — Somalie britannique Pour les articles homonymes, voir Somalie (homonymie). British Somaliland … Wikipédia en Français
British Somaliland — a former British protectorate in E Africa, on the Gulf of Aden: now the N part of Somalia. Former official name, Somaliland Protectorate. Cf. Somalia … Useful english dictionary
British Somaliland — Brit′ish Soma′liland n. geg a former British protectorate in E Africa, on the Gulf of Aden: now the N part of Somalia … From formal English to slang
British Somaliland — /səˈmalilænd/ (say suh mahleeland) noun a former British protectorate in eastern Africa, on the Gulf of Aden; now part of the Somali Republic …
Italian conquest of British Somaliland — Warbox conflict=Italian conquest of British Somaliland partof=East African Campaign, World War II campaign= caption=The Italian invasion of British Somaliland in August 1940 date=3 August 1940 17 August 1940 place=British Somaliland… … Wikipedia
Postage stamps of British Somaliland — Originally mail from Somaliland used postage stamps of Egypt, then India. In 1903, about 30 types of stamps of India were overprinted BRITISH / SOMALILAND .In 1904 the protectorate issued its own stamps, featuring a profile of King Edward VII,… … Wikipedia
Somaliland (disambiguation) — Somaliland is the name of the unrecognised, de facto sovereign, state formerly known as British Somaliland and now generally known as Somaliland.In addition, the name Somaliland also appeared in the names of the following territories:*French… … Wikipedia
