Etymology

Bophuthatswana

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Today it means: A former bantustan in the northwestern region of South Africa. Full definition →

Tswana Bophuthatswana
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  1. Tswana · borrowed fromBophuthatswana
  2. English todayBophuthatswana

Borrowed from Tswana Bophuthatswana, literally meaning "gathering of the Tswana people". Made of bo- + phutha (“to gather”) + Batswana (“Tswana people”).

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