Botswana

[ bot-swah-nuh ]

noun

1. a republic in southern Africa: formerly a British protectorate; gained independence 1966; member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 275,000 sq. mi. (712,250 sq. km). : Gaborone.

Botswana

/ bɒt-; bʊtˈswɑːnə; bʊˈtʃwɑːnə /

noun

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: animist majority. Currency: pula. Capital: Gaborone. Pop: 2 127 825 (2013 est). Area: about 570 000 sq km (220 000 sq miles)

Botswana

1. Republic in south-central Africa , bordered on the south by South Africa , the west by Namibia , the north by Angola and Zambia , and the northeast by Zimbabwe ; formerly called Bechuanaland. The capital and largest city is Gaborone.

Notes

Botswana became independent from British control in the 1960s.

Example Sentences

President Boko said it was a challenge when thousands of Zimbabweans entered Botswana through the long and porous border between the two countries.

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The Prince of Wales spoke of his affinity with Africa having spent time there on his gap year before university, volunteering on wildlife conservation projects in Kenya, Botswana, and Tanzania .

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Confident and well-mannered, Botswana's new President Duma Boko carries the traits of a highly trained human rights lawyer.

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As MPs elect the president in Botswana, Boko is on course to become the next head of state once parliament meets for the first time.

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Botswana’s governing party - in power for almost six decades - is trying to pull off a trick in Wednesday’s general election by using a phrase normally associated with long-suffering opposition groups.

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