[boh-poo-taht-swah-nuh] 
| a self-governing Bantu territory of South Africa, consisting of several landlocked areas, along the NE part: granted independence in 1977 by South Africa, but not recognized by any other country as an independent state. 2,600,000; 16,988 sq. mi. (44,000 sq. km). Capital: Mmabatho. |
| Bo·phu·tha·tswa·na (bō-pōō'tät-swä'nə) A former autonomous Black homeland of northern South Africa. It was granted nominal independence in December 1977 and was dissolved and reintegrated into South Africa under the 1994 constitution. |
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