What does "botswana" mean?

A country in Southern Africa. Capital: Gaborone.; Bechuanaland, fully the Bechuanaland Protectorate, a colony of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1966

What is a synonym for "botswana"?

Common synonyms include: congress, republic of botswana.

Pronounced //bɑːtˈswɑːnə//.

//bɑːtˈswɑːnə// name

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Proper Noun

1
A country in Southern Africa. Capital: Gaborone.; Bechuanaland, fully the Bechuanaland Protectorate, a colony of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1966
2
A country in Southern Africa. Capital: Gaborone.; The Republic of Botswana, since 1966.
"After independence, Rhodesia changed its name to Zimbabwe, Nyasaland to Malawi, and Bechuanaland to Botswana."

"Gaborone is the capital of Botswana."

Borrowed from Tswana Botswana, from bo- + Tswana, of uncertain origin.

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