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Bechuanaland

British  
/ bɛˈtʃwɑːnəˌlænd, ˌbɛtʃʊˈɑːnəˌlænd, ˌbɛkjʊ- /

noun

  1. the former name (until 1966) of Botswana

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Working primarily with the Nairobi-based outfit Ker, Downey & Selby, he organized expeditions in Kenya before moving to Maun, then part of the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, around 1963.

From Washington Post Jan. 22, 2018

No, even better—they sound like once-real places from the not-so-distant past, colonial artifacts that you might still find on an outdated thrift-shop globe, alongside Bechuanaland, the Gold Coast, and Trucial Oman.

From Slate Sep. 22, 2011

Last week, as Britain started Bechuanaland on the road to self-government, the man the British banished was on the road back to power.

From Time Magazine Archive

Most maps do not even show Kasane, in the British Protectorate of Bechuanaland.

From Time Magazine Archive

The drive to Bechuanaland was trying, as I was nervous both about the police and the fact that I had never crossed the boundaries of my country before.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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