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

Derived Forms

• Togolander
  noun

Example Sentences

There were cheers when he said Britain was ready to put her mandates of Tanganyika, Togoland and the Cameroons under UNO trusteeship.

From Time Magazine Archive

In Lome, sweltering capital of what was once the French Togoland, the French tricolor fluttered to the ground for the last time.

From Time Magazine Archive

Last week, when Togoland held its first election under universal suffrage, not even the opposition thought that the voters would do anything but confirm the status quo.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

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