Pronunciation: ' t ō -( ˌ )g ō - ˌ land
Function: geographical name
region W Africa on Gulf of Guinea bet. Benin & Ghana; until 1919 a German protectorate, then divided into two trust territories: British Togoland (in W; since 1957 part of Ghana) & French Togo (in E; since 1958 Togo)
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