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Botswana

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/bɒtˈswɑːnə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bot swä′nə)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Bot•swa•na  (bot swä′nə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Namesa republic in S Africa: formerly a British protectorate;
    gained independence 1966;
    member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 1,500,765;
    275,000 sq. mi. (712,250 sq. km). Cap.: Gaborone. Formerly, Bechuanaland. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Botswana /bʊˈtʃwɑːnə; bʊtˈswɑːnə; bɒt-/ n
  1. a republic in southern Africa: established as the British protectorate of Bechuanaland in 1885 as a defence against the Boers; became an independent state within the Commonwealth in 1966; consists mostly of a plateau averaging 1000 m (3300 ft), with the extensive Okavango swamps in the northwest and the Kalahari Desert in the southwest. Languages: English and Tswana. Religion: Christian majority. Currency: pula. Capital: Gaborone. Pop: 2 291 661 (2017 est). Area: about 570 000 sq km (220 000 sq miles)
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