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Botswana

proper noun

  1. African country
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /bɒtˈswɑːnə/ / /bɑːtˈswɑːnə/

name

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀- Tswana bo- Tswana Tswana Tswana Botswanabor. English Botswana Borrowed from Tswana Botswana, from bo- + Tswana, of uncertain origin.

  1. A country in Southern Africa. Capital: Gaborone.
  2. A country in Southern Africa. Capital: Gaborone.

    “After independence, Rhodesia changed its name to Zimbabwe, Nyasaland to Malawi, and Bechuanaland to Botswana.”

    “According to Masisi, Botswana has seen its elephant population grow to some 130,000.”