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Tswana

/ˈtswɑːnə/

Tswana noun: a Bantu people living in Botswana and South Africa.

Noun

Tswana pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A Bantu people living in Botswana and South Africa.
    Synonyms:
    Batswana

Proper noun

Tswana

  1. The Bantu language of these people; Setswana.
    Synonyms:
    Setswana

Synonyms of Tswana

Origin of Tswana

From Tswana Tswana, the stem of Motswana/Batswana/Setswana. See Botswana for more.

Words formed from Tswana

Words that rhyme with Tswana

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Questions about Tswana

What does Tswana mean?
Tswana means a Bantu people living in Botswana and South Africa.
What part of speech is Tswana?
Tswana can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Tswana?
Tswana is pronounced /ˈtswɑːnə/.

Words near Tswana in the dictionary

  1. TSV
  2. Tsvetaevan
  3. Tsvetkov
  4. TSW
  5. Tswa
  6. Tswana
  7. Tswanadom
  8. Tswanaland
  9. TSX
  10. TSY
  11. Tsymbal

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