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bechuana

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Bech⋅u⋅a⋅na

  [bech-oo-ah-nuh, bek-yoo-]
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–noun, plural -nas, (especially collectively) -na.
Tswana (def. 1).
Origin:
1795–1805
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Bech·u·a·na   (běch'ōō-ä'nə)   
n.   pl. Bechuana or Bech·u·a·nas
See 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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