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Meaning of Somaliland | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. An ethnically Somali geographic region of East Africa comprising Somalia, Djibouti, and parts of Ethiopia.
  2. 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.

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Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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