Meanings
proper noun
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA former bantustan in the northwestern region of South Africa.
Similar
Origin
- TswanaBophuthatswana
- EnglishBophuthatswana
Borrowed from Tswana Bophuthatswana, literally meaning "gathering of the Tswana people". Made of bo- + phutha (“to gather”) + Batswana (“Tswana people”).
More words from Tswana
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Portuguese Bophuthatswana
- Bophuthatswanaa former bantustan of South Africa
Tamil போப்புதாச்சானை
- போப்புதாச்சானை (pōpputāccāṉai)a former bantustan of South Africa
Cite this entry
APA
Bophuthatswana. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bophuthatswana
MLA
“Bophuthatswana.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bophuthatswana. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bophuthatswana,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bophuthatswana.
Source: Bophuthatswana on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.