Basutoland

/bəˈsutəʊˌlænd/ name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A former colony of the United Kingdom in Africa, now Lesotho. historical

Example

More examples

"Basutoland was renamed the Kingdom of Lesotho upon independence from the UK in 1966."

Etymology

From Basuto + -land.

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