Bechuanaland

/ bɛˈtʃwɑːnəˌlænd, ˌbɛtʃʊˈɑːnəˌlænd, ˌbɛkjʊ- /

noun

1. the former name (until 1966) of Botswana

Example Sentences

Following a distinguished career across south Wales which had begun in the Military Police, Charles Nunn had also worked for Bechuanaland Mounted Police, Botswana, and the Royal Oman Police.

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Very few people remember that Botswana got its name at independence and until then, was known as Bechuanaland.

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In 1966, Bechuanaland was reborn as Botswana, and Basutoland changed its name to Lesotho.

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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.

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Clinton noted that in 1966 when Botswana — then known as Bechuanaland — obtained independence from Britain, it had two miles of paved roads and a single public high school.

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