Bophuthatswana

American  

[boh-poo-taht-swah-nuh] / ˌboʊ pu tɑtˈswɑ nə /

noun

1. a self-governing Bantu territory of South Africa, consisting of several landlocked areas, along the NE part: granted independence in 1977 by South Africa, but not recognized by any other country as an independent state. 16,988 sq. mi. (44,000 sq. km). Mmabatho.

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Bophuthatswana British  

/ ˌbəʊpuːtɑːtˈswɑːnə /

noun

1. (formerly) a Bantu homeland in N South Africa: consisted of six separate areas; declared independent by South Africa in 1977 although this was not internationally recognized; abolished in 1993. Capital: Mmabatho

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Example Sentences

It was on a course carved out by Gary Player for a new resort and casino named Sun City in a stretch of semiarid farmland in the north of his native South Africa, a place with a million-dollar name to boot, Bophuthatswana.

From Washington Post

It was Ashe who persuaded John McEnroe to give up a million-dollar offer to play a tennis match in Bophuthatswana, making him the first White superstar to reject South Africa’s sportswashing bribes.

From Washington Post

The boycott was designed to prevent musicians from performing at South African venues like Sun City, a hotel and casino located in the nominally independent bantustan of Bophuthatswana, an easy drive from Johannesburg and Pretoria. But the boycott covered all aspects of collaborations with South African musicians, and Simon was warned that he might face censure for working in South Africa.

From Salon

The supposedly “sovereign” homeland of Bophuthatswana, home to 2.5 million, and semi-autonomous Kwazulu both threatened civil war over the dismantling of the homelands.

From BusinessWeek

Its target was the gambling resort in the nominally independent homeland of Bophuthatswana, which attracted less politically minded acts to perform there by paying them large sums of money.

From BBC