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Basutoland

British  
/ bəˈsuːtəʊˌlænd /

noun

  1. the former name (until 1966) of Lesotho

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His motion, which was previously debated in Lesotho's parliament, is based on a 1962 United Nations resolution that recognised the right to self-determination and independence for the people of Basutoland.

From BBC • Jul. 14, 2025

Mr Lipholo's motion is based on a 1962 United Nations resolution that recognised the right to self-determination and independence for the people of Basutoland - as Lesotho was then called.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2023

He eventually went into exile in the British Protectorate of Basutoland, as Lesotho was then known.

From New York Times • Jan. 5, 2012

Britain still controls some 50 strategic colonies, territories and protectorates, totaling 7,068,170 square miles and 83,000,000 people, from Hong Kong to Basutoland to Trinidad.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela