English Explanatory Dictionary

Botswana

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A country in Southern Africa. Capital: Gaborone.
  2. Bechuanaland, fully the Bechuanaland Protectorate, a colony of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1966
  3. The Republic of Botswana, since 1966.

Pronunciation

/bɒtˈswɑːnə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Soundguys-Botswana.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Botswana.wav /bɑːtˈswɑːnə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-Botswana.wav

Word forms

Botswana

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀- Tswana bo- Tswana Tswana Tswana Botswanabor. English Botswana Borrowed from Tswana Botswana, from bo- + Tswana, of uncertain origin.

Related words

Gaborone Countries of the world
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