Gaborone

G2A1B3O1R1O1N1E1
UK/ˌɡæbəˈɹəʊni/

proper noun

The capital city of Botswana.

OriginTswana [Term?] →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The capital city of Botswana.

Origin

  1. Tswana[Term?]“it does not fit badly”
  2. EnglishGaborone

Named after chief Gaborone. The name itself apparently derives from Tswana [Term?] (“it does not fit badly”), from the verb rona (“to be unsuitable”).

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Translations

Afrikaans Gaborone
  • Gaboronecapital of Botswana
Arabic جَابُورُون, غَابُورُون
  • جَابُورُون (gaburun)capital of Botswana
  • غَابُورُون (ḡaburun)capital of Botswana
Chinese Mandarin 哈博羅內 /哈博罗内, 嘉柏隆里
  • 哈博羅內 /哈博罗内 (Hābóluónèi)capital of Botswana
  • 嘉柏隆里 (Jiābólónglǐ)capital of Botswana
Czech Gaborone
  • Gaboronecapital of Botswana
Danish Gaborone
  • Gaboronecapital of Botswana
Dutch Gaborone
  • Gaboronecapital of Botswana
Esperanto Gaberono
  • Gaberonocapital of Botswana
Finnish Gaborone
  • Gaboronecapital of Botswana
French Gaborone
  • Gaboronecapital of Botswana
German Gaborone
  • Gaboronecapital of Botswana
Greek Γκαμπορόνε
  • Γκαμπορόνε (Gkamporóne)capital of Botswana
Hebrew גאבורון
  • גאבורון (gaboron)capital of Botswana
Hindi गोबोर्नी
  • गोबोर्नी (gobornī)capital of Botswana
Hungarian Gaborone
  • Gaboronecapital of Botswana
Icelandic Gaboróne
  • Gaborónecapital of Botswana
Japanese ハボローネ, ガボローネ
  • ハボローネ (Haborōne)capital of Botswana
  • ガボローネ (Gaborōne)capital of Botswana
Korean 가보로네
  • 가보로네 (Gaborone)capital of Botswana
Lithuanian Gaboronas
  • Gaboronascapital of Botswana
Persian گابورون
  • گابورون (gâboron)capital of Botswana
Polish Gaborone
  • Gaboronecapital of Botswana
Portuguese Gaborone
  • Gaboronecapital of Botswana
Romanian Gaborone
  • Gaboronecapital of Botswana
Russian Габоро́не
  • Габоро́не (Gaborónɛ)capital of Botswana
Spanish Gaborone
  • Gaboronecapital of Botswana
Tamil காபரோனி
  • காபரோனி (kāparōṉi)capital of Botswana
Thai กาโบโรเน
  • กาโบโรเนcapital of Botswana
Ukrainian Габоро́не
  • Габоро́не (Haboróne)capital of Botswana
Vietnamese Ga-bo-rơn
  • Ga-bo-rơncapital of Botswana
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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