Botswanann.adj.

Brit.

/bɒtˈswɑːnən/, U.S.

/ˌbɑtˈswɑnən/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Botswana , -an suffix.

Etymology: < Botswana (Setswana Botswana < bo- , class prefix forming place names + Tswana Tswana adj.), the name of a country in southern Africa + -an suffix. Compare Setswana Motswana member of a Tswana people, native or inhabitant of Botswana (see Motswana n.; plural Batswana Batswana n.). Compare slightly earlier Botswanian n. and also Botswanian adj.Before colonization, the region was inhabited by a number of Bantu, chiefly Tswana, peoples organized in several kingdoms. It first became a single political unit with the formation of the British Protectorate of Bechuanaland in 1885 ( < Bechuana n. ( < Setswana Batswana Batswana n.) + Land n.²). In 1966 it became an independent state as the Republic of Botswana.

A. n.

A native or inhabitant of the republic of Botswana.In southern Africa the standard singular noun denoting a native or inhabitant of the country is Motswana (see Motswana n.), with the plural Batswana (see Batswana n.).

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Africa > native or inhabitant of Southern Africa > [noun] > countries or regions

Angolan1600

Angola1653

Malay1765

South African1806

Ngwaketsea1832

bushboya1834

Kapenaar1834

Transkeian1847

bosch-man1849

Natalian1850

burgher1879

Transvaaler1887

veldman1895

Rhodesian1897

Vaalpens1899

backvelder1911

plattelander1934

southwester1960

Zimbabwean1961

Zambian1963

Botswanian1966

Botswanan1967

Namibian1968

Ciskeian1973

Sowetan1974

1967 N.Y. Times 26 Nov. i. 150/3 The new industries are expected to create employment for a large number of Botswanans.

1977 Facts on File 23 Apr. 297/1 Two Botswanans who had been abducted into Rhodesia by security forces and charged with illegal arms possession.

1997 Internat. Jrnl. Afr. Hist. Stud. 30 166 A large number of Botswanans took up employment in the mines and factories of South Africa.

2010 B. George Until All have Heard 331 A pastor named Molatbeze A. S. Sebitso, a Botswanan, was overseer from 1992 to 1997.

B. adj.

Of or relating to Botswana.In Botswana itself the standard term is Tswana: see Tswana adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Africa > [adjective] > Southern Africa

Zambian1959

Zimbabwean1961

Botswanan1967

Botswanian1967

1967 Britannica Bk. of Year (U.S.) 176/2 The economy..remained overwhelmingly dependent on South Africa, both as a major market of exports and as an employer of Botswanan labour.

1980 D. Hunt Times Yearbk. World Affairs 1979–80 56/1 On their way back to Rhodesia the force exchanged fire with an aircraft of the Botswanan air force.

2013 E. Bird Special Branch War (2014) x. 184 The Internal Affairs Shashi base, positioned..in close proximity to the Botswanan border, came under attack.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	botswanan
释义	Botswanann.adj. Brit. /bɒtˈswɑːnən/, U.S. /ˌbɑtˈswɑnən/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Botswana , -an suffix. Etymology: < Botswana (Setswana Botswana < bo- , class prefix forming place names + Tswana Tswana adj.), the name of a country in southern Africa + -an suffix. Compare Setswana Motswana member of a Tswana people, native or inhabitant of Botswana (see Motswana n.; plural Batswana Batswana n.). Compare slightly earlier Botswanian n. and also Botswanian adj.Before colonization, the region was inhabited by a number of Bantu, chiefly Tswana, peoples organized in several kingdoms. It first became a single political unit with the formation of the British Protectorate of Bechuanaland in 1885 ( < Bechuana n. ( < Setswana Batswana Batswana n.) + Land n.²). In 1966 it became an independent state as the Republic of Botswana. A. n. A native or inhabitant of the republic of Botswana.In southern Africa the standard singular noun denoting a native or inhabitant of the country is Motswana (see Motswana n.), with the plural Batswana (see Batswana n.). ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Africa > native or inhabitant of Southern Africa > [noun] > countries or regions Angolan1600 Angola1653 Malay1765 South African1806 Ngwaketsea1832 bushboya1834 Kapenaar1834 Transkeian1847 bosch-man1849 Natalian1850 burgher1879 Transvaaler1887 veldman1895 Rhodesian1897 Vaalpens1899 backvelder1911 plattelander1934 southwester1960 Zimbabwean1961 Zambian1963 Botswanian1966 Botswanan1967 Namibian1968 Ciskeian1973 Sowetan1974 1967 N.Y. Times 26 Nov. i. 150/3 The new industries are expected to create employment for a large number of Botswanans. 1977 Facts on File 23 Apr. 297/1 Two Botswanans who had been abducted into Rhodesia by security forces and charged with illegal arms possession. 1997 Internat. Jrnl. Afr. Hist. Stud. 30 166 A large number of Botswanans took up employment in the mines and factories of South Africa. 2010 B. George Until All have Heard 331 A pastor named Molatbeze A. S. Sebitso, a Botswanan, was overseer from 1992 to 1997. B. adj. Of or relating to Botswana.In Botswana itself the standard term is Tswana: see Tswana adj. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Africa > [adjective] > Southern Africa Zambian1959 Zimbabwean1961 Botswanan1967 Botswanian1967 1967 Britannica Bk. of Year (U.S.) 176/2 The economy..remained overwhelmingly dependent on South Africa, both as a major market of exports and as an employer of Botswanan labour. 1980 D. Hunt Times Yearbk. World Affairs 1979–80 56/1 On their way back to Rhodesia the force exchanged fire with an aircraft of the Botswanan air force. 2013 E. Bird Special Branch War (2014) x. 184 The Internal Affairs Shashi base, positioned..in close proximity to the Botswanan border, came under attack. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1967
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