Northern Territories
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plural noun
a former British protectorate in W Africa; now a part of N Ghana.
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Northern Territories
pl n
a former British protectorate in W Africa, established in 1897; attached to the Gold Coast in 1901; now constitutes the Northern Region of Ghana (since 1957)
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