Botswana

Bot·swa·na  (bt-swän) Formerly Bech·u·a·na·land (bch-wän-lnd, bch-ä-) A country of south-central Africa. Originally inhabited by the San and later (18th century) by the Tswana, the region became a British protectorate after 1885 and gained full independence in 1966. Gaborone is the capital and the largest city. Population: 1,820,000. Bot·swanan adj. & n.

Botswana

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Noun

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Botswana - a landlocked republic in south-central Africa that became independent from British control in the 1960s Republic of Botswana capital of Botswana, Gaborone - capital and largest city of Botswana in the extreme southeast Kalahari, Kalahari Desert - a desert in southwestern Africa - largely Botswana Africa - the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean Herero - a member of a pastoral Bantu people living in Namibia, Botswana, and Angola Sotho - a member of the Bantu people who inhabit Botswana, Lesotho, and northern South Africa and who speak the Sotho languages Batswana, Bechuana, Tswana - a member of a Bantu people living chiefly in Botswana and western South Africa

Translations

Botswana [bɔtˈswɑːnə] n → Botswana

Botswana [bɔtˈswɑːnə] n → Botswana m

Botswana [bɔtˈswɑːnə] n → Botswana nt

Botswana [bɔtˈswɑːnə] n → Botswana m