Definition of Botswana

1. Noun. A landlocked republic in south-central Africa that became independent from British control in the 1960s.

Exact synonyms: Republic Of Botswana
Generic synonyms: African Country, African Nation
Terms within: Capital Of Botswana, Gaborone, Kalahari, Kalahari Desert
Group relationships: Africa
Member holonyms: Herero, Sotho, Batswana, Bechuana, Tswana

Medical Definition of Botswana

1. A republic in southern africa, between namibia and zambia. It was formerly called bechuanaland. Its capital is gaborone. The kalahari desert is in the west and southwest. Botswana was organised as a british protectorate in 1885 and became independent in 1966. The name comes from bo, the prefix for abstract nouns + tswana, the people themselves. Bechuana in its earlier name is the english corruption of botswana. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Botswana

botryoid
botryoidal
botryoid odontogenic cyst
botryoid sarcoma
botryolite
Botryomyces
botryomycosis
botryomycotic
botryose
botryose
botrytis
botrytises
bots
bots
botswana (current term)
Botswana
Botswanan
Botswana monetary unit
bott
Bottcher's canal
Bottcher's cells
Bottcher's crystals
Bottcher's ganglion
Bottcher's space
botte
botted
bottega
bottegas
bottes
Botticelli

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