Botswana
/bɒtˈswɑːnə//bɑːtˈswɑːnə/
Botswana proper noun: bechuanaland, fully the Bechuanaland Protectorate, a colony of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1966.
Proper noun
Botswana
- Bechuanaland, fully the Bechuanaland Protectorate, a colony of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1966
- The Republic of Botswana, since 1966.
- 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
- According to Masisi, Botswana has seen its elephant population grow to some 130,000.2024 April 3, Nadine Schmidt, Sarah Dean and Ingrid Formanek, “Botswana threatens to send 20,000 elephants to Germany in trophy hunting dispute”, in CNN
Botswana meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Kannada
Botswana in Hindi
- Republic of Botswana
- बोत्सवाना botsavānā
Botswana in Tamil
- Republic of Botswana
- போட்ஸ்வானா pōṭsvāṉā, போட்சுவானா pōṭcuvāṉā
Botswana in Bengali
- Republic of Botswana
- বতসোয়ানা botśōẇana
Botswana in Kannada
- ಬೊಟ್ಸ್ವಾನ
More languagesFewer languages
- Botswana in Tagalog
- Botswana
- Botswana in Arabic
- بُتْسْوَانَا butswānā, بُوتْسْوَانَا būtswānā
- Botswana in Indonesian
- Botswana
- Botswana in Persian
- بوتسوانا
- Botswana in Thai
- บอตสวานา bɔ́ɔt-sà-waa-nâa
- Botswana in Vietnamese
- Bốt-xoa-na
- Botswana in Myanmar
- ဘော့ဆွာနာ bhau.hcwana
Origin of Botswana
Borrowed from Tswana Botswana, from bo- + Tswana, of uncertain origin.
Words formed from Botswana
Phrases with Botswana
Words that rhyme with Botswana
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- ikebana
- kana
- mana
- mañana
- nana
- nirvana
- poinciana
- Rilkeana
- yana
- Alaskana
- Arthuriana
- Australiana
- Bondiana
- breweriana
- bwana
- Canadiana
- Chauceriana
- comicana
- cricketana
- dhyana
- Disneyana
- Edwardiana
- fata morgana
- fistiana
- Forteana
- ghana
- golfiana
- Guyana
- hentaigana
- Johnsoniana
- Kellyana
- Kiwiana
- liana
- librariana
- man'yōgana
- militariana
- ohana
- omniana
- parmigiana
- Pompeiana
- prana
- Qiana
- railroadiana
- railwayana
- Rosh Hashanah
- Setswana
- Shakespeareana
- Shaviana
Questions about Botswana
- What does Botswana mean?
- Botswana means bechuanaland, fully the Bechuanaland Protectorate, a colony of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1966.
- What is Botswana in Hindi?
- Botswana in Hindi is बोत्सवाना (botsavānā). See Botswana meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Botswana?
- Botswana is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Botswana?
- Botswana is pronounced /bɒtˈswɑːnə/ (UK).
Words near Botswana in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Botswana (page history and authors); Botswana (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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