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Botswana

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Bot·swa·na  (bt-swän) Formerly Bech·u·a·na·land (bch-wän-lnd, bch-)
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.
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Botswana

Botswana [bʊˈtʃwɑːnə bʊtˈswɑːnə bɒt-]
n
(Placename) a republic in southern Africa: established as the British protectorate of Bechuanaland in 1885 as a defence against the Boers; became an independent state within the Commonwealth in 1966; consists mostly of a plateau averaging 1000 m (3300 ft.), with the extensive Okavango swamps in the northwest and the Kalahari Desert in the southwest. Languages: English and Tswana. Religion: animist majority. Currency: pula. Capital: Gaborone. Pop.: 1 586 000 (2001 est.). Area: about 570 000 sq. km (220 000 sq. miles)
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.BotswanaBotswana - a landlocked republic in south-central Africa that became independent from British control in the 1960s
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 [bɒˈtswɑːnə] NBotsuana f

Botswana [bɒtˈswɑːnə bʊˈtʃwɑːnə bʊtˈswɑːnə] nBotswana m

Botswana
nBotswana nt

Botswana [ˌbɒtsˈwɑːnə] nBotswana m
Botswana [ˌbɒtsˈwɑːnə] nBotswana m

Botswana بتسوانا Botswana Botswana Botswana Μποτσουάνα Botsuana Botswana Botswana Bocvana Botswana ボツワナ 보츠와나 Botswana Botswana Botswana Botsuana Ботсвана Botswana ประเทศบอสซาวาน่า Botsvana nước Botswana 博茨瓦纳


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