Khama

American  

[kah-muh] / ˈkɑ mə /

noun

1. Sir Seretse 1921–80, Botswanan political leader: president 1966–80.

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Khama British  

/ ˈkɑːmə /

noun

1. Sir Seretse (səˈrɛtsɪ). 1921–80, Botswana statesman; the first president of Botswana (1966–80)

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Example Sentences

Ian Khama, the couple’s second child, likened his own recent time in South Africa to that of his father’s period away from Botswana.

From BBC • Oct. 8, 2024

Dr. Khama Ennis, who teaches an implicit-bias class for Massachusetts doctors, sees only the best intentions in her fellow physicians.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 29, 2024

Khama, 70, has been charged with the unlawful possession of firearms, offenses that state prosecutors say occurred during his decade-long presidency that ended in 2018.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 7, 2023

Sheila Khama, the former chief executive of De Beers in Botswana, used to advise governments on natural resource management.

From New York Times • Jun. 29, 2023

The intelligent chief, Khama, visited England in that year, mainly in order to protest against the annexation of his lands by Cape Colony and by the South Africa Company.

From The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) by Rose, John Holland