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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A region of northeast Somalia adjoining the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean. Largely autonomous since Somalia's national government collapsed in the 1990s, Puntland became notorious in the first decade of the 21st century as a haven for pirates preying on international shipping.
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- noun a
region of north-easternSomalia .
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Examples
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As the name Puntland denotes, the area has a rich and magnificent ancient history.
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SECURITY ANALYST: Up until now, all the negotiations have been through the insurance companies, dealing directly with the Somali pirates in the safe-haven area, Puntland, which is north of Somalia and Mogadishu.
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ROBINSON: Well, up until now, all the negotiations have been done through insurance companies dealing directly with the Somali pirates in the safe haven area, Puntland, which is north of Somalia and Mogadishu.
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A lot of these pirates are coming from an area in northern Somalia called Puntland, which kind of considers itself an independent territory.
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There are allegations that the northern part of Somalia, which is known as Puntland, the government officials are involved in taking a cut from the ransom.
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Also there's been a very robust CIA presence in Puntland, which is the actual country north of Somalia.
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Part of Galkayo lies in the semiautonomous region of Puntland, which is relatively stable compared with the rest of Somalia and controlled by forces friendly to the American-backed Somali government; another part is controlled by a small, clan-based administration called Galmudug.
NYT > Home Page By MOHAMMED IBRAHIM 2012
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Part of Galkayo lies in the semiautonomous region of Puntland, which is relatively stable compared to the rest of Somalia and controlled by forces friendly to the American-backed Somali government; another part is controlled by small clan-based administration called Galmudug.
NYT > Home Page By MOHAMED IBRAHIM 2012
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Abdiaziz Mohamud Yusuf, the spokesman for a community group called the Puntland Peacemakers, told The Associated Press that the family has been taken on land.
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Part of Galkayo lies in the semiautonomous region of Puntland, which is relatively stable compared with the rest of Somalia and controlled by forces friendly to the American-backed Somali government; another part is controlled by a small, clan-based administration called Galmudug.
NYT > Global Home By MOHAMMED IBRAHIM 2012
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