Basutoland

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/bəˈsutəʊˌlænd/

proper noun

A former colony of the United Kingdom in Africa, now Lesotho.

OriginEnglish land ← Middle English lond ← Old English land →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Basotholand · alternative Basotoland · alternative Basutholand

  1. historicalA former colony of the United Kingdom in Africa, now Lesotho.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
lesotho

Origin

  1. EnglishBasuto
  2. Proto-Indo-European*lendʰ-
  3. Proto-Germanic*landą
  4. Proto-West Germanic*land
  5. Old Englishland
  6. Middle Englishlond
  7. Englishland
  8. EnglishBasutoland

From Basuto + -land.

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Cite this entry
APA

Basutoland. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Basutoland

MLA

“Basutoland.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Basutoland. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Basutoland,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Basutoland.

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