Bech·u·a·na (b ch  -ä n )n. pl. Bechuana or Bech·u·a·nas See Tswana. |
Bechuana [bɛˈtʃwɑːnə ˌbɛtʃʊˈɑːnə ˌbɛkjʊ-]
n pl -na, -nas
1. (Linguistics / Languages) (Social Science / Peoples) a former name for Tswana
2. (Social Science / Peoples) a former name for a member of the Bantu people of Botswana
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| Noun | 1. |  Bechuana - a member of a Bantu people living chiefly in Botswana and western South AfricaBotswana, Republic of Botswana - a landlocked republic in south-central Africa that became independent from British control in the 1960s Republic of South Africa, South Africa - a republic at the southernmost part of Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1910; first European settlers were Dutch (known as Boers) Bantu - a member of any of a large number of linguistically related peoples of Central and South Africa |
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