"Bechuanaland" meaning in English

See Bechuanaland in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˌbɛt͡ʃuˈɑːnəlænd/
Etymology: From Bechuana + -land. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Bechuana|land}} Bechuana + -land Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Bechuanaland
  1. (historical) A former colony of the United Kingdom in Africa, which gained its independence in 1966 as Botswana. Wikidata QID: Q747314 Wikipedia link: Bechuanaland Tags: historical Categories (place): Historical dependent territories, Places in the United Kingdom Synonyms: Bechwanaland Translations (former name for Botswana): Bechuanalandia (Aragonese), Bechuanaland (Danish), Protektoratet Bechuanaland (Danish), Protectoraat Bechuanaland (Dutch), Betšuanamaa (Finnish), Protectorat du Bechuanaland (French), Betschuanaland (German), Μπετσουαναλάνδη (Betsouanalándi) [feminine] (Greek), Protettorato del Bechuanaland (Italian), ベチュアナランド (Bechuanarando) (Japanese), Bečuanalandas (Lithuanian), Protektoratet Bechuanaland (Norwegian), Beczuana (Polish), Bechuanalândia [feminine] (Portuguese), Bechuanaland (Romanian), Bechuanalandia (Spanish), Bechuanaland (Swedish), เบชวนนาแลนด์ (baychuannaalaen) (Thai)

Alternative forms

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