Somaliland

geographical name

So·​ma·​li·​land sō-ˈmä-lē-ˌland 

sə-

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