Bech·u·a·na
(bĕch′o͞o-ä′nə)n. pl. Bechuana or Bech·u·a·nas
See Tswana.
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Bechuana
(bɛˈtʃwɑːnə; ˌbɛtʃʊˈɑːnə; ˌbɛkjʊ-)n, pl -na or -nas
1. (Languages) a former name for Tswana
2. (Peoples) a former name for Tswana
3. (Peoples) a former name for a member of the Bantu people of Botswana
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Tswa•na
(ˈtswɑ nə, ˈswɑ-)n., pl. -nas, (esp. collectively) -na.
1. a member of an African people, a division of the Sotho, living mainly in Botswana and in the Transvaal and Cape Province in South Africa.
2. the Bantu language of the Tswana.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| 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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