Togoland

[ toh-goh-land ]

/ ˈtoʊ goʊˌlænd /

noun

a former German protectorate in W Africa, on the Gulf of Guinea: E part is now the Republic of Togo; W part, a British mandate 1922–46 and trusteeship 1946–57, is now part of Ghana.

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Example sentences from the Web for togoland

The richness of its natural resources indeed made Togoland almost immediately after annexation financially independent.

Germany's Vanishing Colonies |Gordon Le Sueur
By the way,251 when I first came to Togoland, I rather fancied myself as a fearless and accomplished horsewoman.

A Camera Actress in the Wilds of Togoland |Meg Gehrts
This was built many years ago by a tribe of natives of that name, who live in the extreme north-eastern corner of Togoland.

A Camera Actress in the Wilds of Togoland |Meg Gehrts
As regards their behaviour, the Konkombwa women compare very favourably with any in Togoland.

A Camera Actress in the Wilds of Togoland |Meg Gehrts

Why, I have frequently been more302 sunburnt after a week at the seaside, than I was by this long trek through tropical Togoland.

A Camera Actress in the Wilds of Togoland |Meg Gehrts

British Dictionary definitions for togoland

Togoland

/ (ˈtəʊɡəʊˌlænd) /

noun

a former German protectorate in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea: divided in 1922 into the League of Nations mandates of British Togoland (west) and French Togoland (east); the former joined Ghana in 1957; the latter became independent as Togo in 1960

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