Bechuanaland

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Bechuana +‎ -land.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌbɛt͡ʃuˈɑːnəlænd/
  • Hyphenation: Bech‧u‧a‧na‧land

Proper noun

Bechuanaland

  2. (historical) A former colony of the United Kingdom in Africa, which gained its independence in 1966 as Botswana.
    • 2018 April 20, Bard Wilkinson, “Absolute monarch renames Swaziland ‘eSwatini’”, in CNN‎[1]:
      After independence, Rhodesia changed its name to Zimbabwe, Nyasaland to Malawi, and Bechuanaland to Botswana.

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