"Mosotho" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Basotho [plural], Mosoto [alternative], Mosuto [alternative], Mosutho [alternative]
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  1. A member of the Basotho ethnic group. Synonyms: Basotho, Basoto, Basuto, Basutho Translations (one of the Basotho ethnic group): Basútach [masculine] (Irish), umSuthu [class-1, class-2] (Zulu)
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  2. A citizen of Lesotho. Translations (a citizen of Lesotho): Leosótach [masculine] (Irish), lesothoer [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), lesothoar [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), lesotense (Spanish), Msoto (Swahili), umSuthu [class-1, class-2] (Zulu)
    Sense id: en-Mosotho-en-noun-RSP~Zbxz Disambiguation of 'a citizen of Lesotho': 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Basotho, Lesotho, Sesotho, Sotho

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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