Bechuana
Americannoun
noun
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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
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of Bechuana
First recorded in 1795–1805
Example Sentences
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When independence finally comes, Seretse expects to rename his country Bechuana and set about the enormous tasks ahead.
From Time Magazine Archive
I think in the settlement you will pass through, just about where the Bechuana tribes are located, a kind of missionary station is established—if so, I know there you can obtain both help and clothes.
From Richard Galbraith, Mariner Life among the Kaffirs by Phillips, Emma Watts
“Did your Bechuana guide play false?” asked the missionary.
From Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa by Adams, H.C.
A favourable answer had been brought back from the Bechuana chief.
From Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa by Adams, H.C.
Some of the party had heard of a mode of lion-hunting practised by the Bechuana tribes, and, indeed, in Congo’s own country.
From The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa by Reid, Mayne
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