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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Bot•swa•na (bot swä′nə),USA pronunciation n. - Place Namesa 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). Cap.: Gaborone. Formerly, Bechuanaland.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Botswana /bʊˈtʃwɑːnə; bʊtˈswɑːnə bɒt-/ n - a republic in southern Africa: established as the British protectorate of Bechuanaland in 1885 as a defence against the Boers; became an independent state within the Commonwealth in 1966; consists mostly of a plateau averaging 1000 m (3300 ft), with the extensive Okavango swamps in the northwest and the Kalahari Desert in the southwest. Languages: English and Tswana. Religion: animist majority. Currency: pula. Capital: Gaborone. Pop: 1 795 000 (2004 est). Area: about 570 000 sq km (220 000 sq miles)
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