Le·so·tho (l -s  t, -s t) Formerly Ba·su·to·land (b-st-l nd ) A country of southern Africa forming an enclave within east-central South Africa. Inhabited originally by the San and later by a variety of Sotho-speaking peoples, the area became a British protectorate in 1868 and achieved its independence in 1966. Maseru is the capital. Population: 2,130,000. |   |
Lesotho [lɪˈsuːtʊ ləˈsəʊtəʊ]
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(Placename) a kingdom in southern Africa, forming an enclave in the Republic of South Africa: annexed to British Cape Colony in 1871; made a protectorate in 1884; gained independence in 1966; a member of the Commonwealth. It is generally mountainous, with temperate grasslands throughout. Languages: Sesotho and English. Religion: Christian majority. Currency: loti. Capital: Maseru. Pop.: 2 177 000 (2001 est.). Area: 30 344 sq. km (11 716 sq. miles) Former name (1884-1966) Basutoland
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| Noun | 1. |  Lesotho - a landlocked constitutional monarchy in southern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1966capital of Lesotho, Maseru - the capital of Lesotho; located in northwestern Lesotho 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 Basotho - a member of a subgroup of people who inhabit Lesotho Sotho - a member of the Bantu people who inhabit Botswana, Lesotho, and northern South Africa and who speak the Sotho languages |
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