Proper noun
Italian Somaliland
A former colony of the Kingdom of Italy, now part of Somalia
As I mentioned before Somaliland has been a pioneer of Somali Nationalism participating & helping the struggle in Italian Somaliland was part of that; that is why we joined. Source: Internet
By February, most of Italian Somaliland was captured and in March, British Somaliland was retaken from the sea. Source: Internet
Some might ask what is the difference between Somalia & Somali Republic they are two different entities, the union of British Somaliland & Italian Somaliland forms The Somali republic after both achieving their independence, Somalia is different entity. Source: Internet