Etymology

Botswana

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Today it means: Bechuanaland, fully the Bechuanaland Protectorate, a colony of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1966 Full definition →

Tswana Botswana ← Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀-
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  1. Proto-Bantu*bʊ̀-
  2. Tswanabo-
  3. TswanaTswana
  4. TswanaBotswana
  5. English todayBotswana

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

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