"Mosotho" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Basotho [plural], Mosoto [alternative], Mosuto [alternative], Mosutho [alternative]
Etymology: From Sotho Mosotho. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|st|Mosotho}} Sotho Mosotho Head templates: {{en-noun|Basotho}} Mosotho (plural Basotho)
  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)
    Sense id: en-Mosotho-en-noun-lP9--s85 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swahili translations, Terms with Zulu translations, Ethnonyms, Nationalities Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Swahili translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Zulu translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Ethnonyms: 92 8 Disambiguation of Nationalities: 86 14 Disambiguation of 'one of the Basotho ethnic group': 94 6
  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': 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Basotho, Lesotho, Sesotho, Sotho

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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