Togoland

American  

[toh-goh-land] / ˈtoʊ goʊˌlænd /

noun

1. 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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Togoland British  

/ ˈtəʊɡəʊˌlænd /

noun

1. 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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Other Word Forms

• Togolander noun

Example Sentences

In Africa, French and British troops invaded the German protectorate of Togoland, while German forces attacked the British colony of South Africa.

From Literature

Togoland was divided between France and Britain, the French part becoming modern-day Togo and the British part joining Ghana.

From BBC

For a short period, that region, was, with present day Togo, the German colony of Togoland.

From BBC

After the First World War, the area of Togoland was shared between the British and the French.

From BBC

But one of the first and crucial battles took place in Africa when allied forces invaded the German colony of Togoland in August 1914.

From BBC