Bechuanaland

Bech·u·a·na·land
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/ˌbɛt͡ʃuˈɑːnəlænd/

proper noun

A former colony of the United Kingdom in Africa, which gained its independence in 1966 as Botswana.

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

proper noun

alternative Bechwanaland

  1. historicalA former colony of the United Kingdom in Africa, which gained its independence in 1966 as Botswana.

    After independence, Rhodesia changed its name to Zimbabwe, Nyasaland to Malawi, and Bechuanaland to Botswana.

    2018 April 20, Bard Wilkinson, “Absolute monarch renames Swaziland ‘eSwatini’”, in CNN

Origin

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

From Bechuana + -land.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 貝專納 /贝专纳, 貝專納蘭 /贝专纳兰
  • 貝專納 /贝专纳 (Bèizhuānnà)former name for Botswana
  • 貝專納蘭 /贝专纳兰former name for Botswana
Danish Bechuanaland, Protektoratet Bechuanaland
  • Bechuanalandformer name for Botswana
  • Protektoratet Bechuanalandformer name for Botswana
Dutch Protectoraat Bechuanaland
  • Protectoraat Bechuanalandformer name for Botswana
Finnish Betšuanamaa
  • Betšuanamaaformer name for Botswana
French Protectorat du Bechuanaland
  • Protectorat du Bechuanalandformer name for Botswana
German Betschuanaland
  • Betschuanalandformer name for Botswana
Greek Μπετσουαναλάνδη
  • Μπετσουαναλάνδη (Betsouanalándi)former name for Botswana
Italian Protettorato del Bechuanaland
  • Protettorato del Bechuanalandformer name for Botswana
Japanese ベチュアナランド
  • ベチュアナランド (Bechuanarando)former name for Botswana
Lithuanian Bečuanalandas
  • Bečuanalandasformer name for Botswana
Norwegian Protektoratet Bechuanaland
  • Protektoratet Bechuanalandformer name for Botswana
Polish Beczuana
  • Beczuanaformer name for Botswana
Portuguese Bechuanalândia
  • Bechuanalândiaformer name for Botswana
Romanian Bechuanaland
  • Bechuanalandformer name for Botswana
Spanish Bechuanalandia
  • Bechuanalandiaformer name for Botswana
Swedish Bechuanaland
  • Bechuanalandformer name for Botswana
Thai เบชวนนาแลนด์
  • เบชวนนาแลนด์ (baychuannaalaen)former name for Botswana
Cite this entry
APA

Bechuanaland. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bechuanaland

MLA

“Bechuanaland.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bechuanaland. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bechuanaland,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bechuanaland.

Source: Bechuanaland on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.