Bechuana

[ bech-oo-ah-nuh, bek-yoo- ]

noun

, plural Bech·u·a·nas, (especially collectively) Bech·u·a·na.

1. Tswana ( def 1 ).

Bechuana

/ ˌbɛkjʊ-; bɛˈtʃwɑːnə; ˌbɛtʃʊˈɑːnə /

noun

1. a former name for Tswana
2. a former name for a member of the Bantu people of Botswana

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bechuana¹

First recorded in 1795–1805

Example Sentences

More than half a century later, the "Bechuana" popped up in Spain.

From BBC

Healdtown attracted students from all over the country, as well as from the protectorates of Basutoland, Swaziland, and Bechuana- land.

From Literature

The hostility of the natives he conquered by his intimate knowledge of their character and the Bechuana tongue, to which theirs is related.

From Scientific American

“One event is always the son of another, and we must never forget the parentage,” said a Bechuana chief to Casalis the missionary.

From Project Gutenberg

An almost identical custom prevails among the Marimos, a tribe of South Africa much resembling the Bechuanas....

From Project Gutenberg