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Khama

American  
[kah-muh] / ˈkɑ mə /

noun

  1. Sir Seretse 1921–80, Botswanan political leader: president 1966–80.


Khama British  
/ ˈkɑːmə /

noun

  1. Sir Seretse (səˈrɛtsɪ). 1921–80, Botswana statesman; the first president of Botswana (1966–80)

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Seretse Khama, the hereditary chief of Botswana’s largest tribe, became the country’s first president in 1966.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

Ian Khama, the couple’s second child, likened his own recent time in South Africa to that of his father’s period away from Botswana.

From BBC Oct. 8, 2024

Dr. Khama Ennis, who teaches an implicit-bias class for Massachusetts doctors, sees only the best intentions in her fellow physicians.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 29, 2024

Khama is currently in neighboring South Africa, where he faces extradition proceedings.

From Seattle Times Aug. 7, 2023

The Khama near Perm is over a mile wide, and this method of Nature to herald spring to these snow- and ice-bound regions lacks nothing so far as grandeur is concerned.

From With the "Die-Hards" in Siberia by John Ward

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