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

A former German protectorate, Togoland has, since 1922, been run by the French, first under a League of Nations mandate and then under a U.N. trusteeship.

From Time Magazine Archive

Author Gamier got her atmosphere and materials from spending six months with a team of 50 native nurses and a French doctor treating leprosy victims in Togoland and Dahomey.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was all very convincing, even though the French diplomat knew that Ghana itself is working to annex French Togoland as it has already annexed British Togoland.

From Time Magazine Archive

In Togoland they did not have to vote, but they won a far brighter victory.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman