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Noun

1. 1
   A member of the Tswana tribe of southern Africa, especially an inhabitant of Botswana; a Botswanan.

   "He said very carefully, ‘Most of the time we Batswana live in the wilderness and loneliness.’"

Synonyms

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botswananbotswananbotswanianbotswanian

Example

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"He said very carefully, ‘Most of the time we Batswana live in the wilderness and loneliness.’"

Etymology

From Tswana Motswana.

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