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bechuanaland

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Bech⋅u⋅a⋅na⋅land

  [bech-oo-ah-nuh-land, bek-yoo-]
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–noun
former name of Botswana.

Bot⋅swa⋅na

  [bot-swah-nuh]
–noun
a republic in S Africa: formerly a British protectorate; gained independence 1966; member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 1,500,765; 275,000 sq. mi. (712,250 sq. km). Capital: Gaborone.
Formerly, Bechuanaland.
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Bech·u·a·na·land   (běch-wä'nə-lānd', běch'ōō-ä'-)   
See Botswana.
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Botswana [(bot-swah-nuh)]

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.

Note: Botswana became independent from British control in the 1960s.
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