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batswana

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Bat·swa·na   (bŏt-swä'nə)   
n.   pl. Batswana or Bat·swa·nas
See Tswana.

[Tswana : ba-, pl. n. pref. + -tswana, Tswana.]
Tswa·na   (tswä'nə, swä'-)   
n.   pl. Tswana or Tswa·nas

  1. A member of a Bantu people inhabiting Botswana and western South Africa. Also called Batswana, Bechuana.

  2. The Sotho language of the Tswana. Also called Setswana.

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batswana

noun
a member of a Bantu people living chiefly in Botswana and western South Africa [syn: Tswana] 
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