Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

somaliland

/səmˈɑlilˌænd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.70 in modern English

Syllables: so-ma-liland
IPA: /səmˈɑlilˌænd/

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An ethnically Somali geographic region of East Africa comprising Somalia, Djibouti, and parts of Ethiopia.

name

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.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Somali

Derived Forms

Somalilander

Phrases

British Somaliland French Somaliland Italian Somaliland

Questions

How do you pronounce somaliland?: The recorded pronunciation is /səmˈɑlilˌænd/.
What does somaliland mean?: An ethnically Somali geographic region of East Africa comprising Somalia, Djibouti, and parts of Ethiopia.
Where does somaliland come from?: From Somali + -land; analogous with Jubaland and Puntland.

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