Somaliland
geographical name
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