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British Somaliland
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British Somaliland
A former British protectorate of eastern Africa in present-day northwest Somalia on the Gulf of Aden. It was combined with Italian Somaliland in 1960 to form Somalia.

British Somaliland
n
(Placename) a former British protectorate (1884-1960) in E Africa, on the Gulf of Aden: united with Italian Somaliland in 1960 to form the Somali Republic


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Clan elders accepted and ratified the treaties, establishing the British Somaliland Protectorate and securing trade routes for Great Britain.
 
 
 
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