Bechuana
Americannoun
PLURAL
BechuanasPLURAL
Bechuananoun
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a former name for Tswana
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a former name for a member of the Bantu people of Botswana
Etymology
Origin of Bechuana
First recorded in 1795–1805
Example Sentences
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More than half a century later, the "Bechuana" popped up in Spain.
From BBC
The hostility of the natives he conquered by his intimate knowledge of their character and the Bechuana tongue, to which theirs is related.
From Scientific American
“One event is always the son of another, and we must never forget the parentage,” said a Bechuana chief to Casalis the missionary.
From Project Gutenberg
An almost identical custom prevails among the Marimos, a tribe of South Africa much resembling the Bechuanas....
From Project Gutenberg
“A white thief, Mr Hardy,” answered the Bechuana,—“the same who attacked us before.”
From Project Gutenberg
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