Mmabatho

American

[mah-bah-toh] / mɑˈbɑ toʊ /

noun

a town in and the capital of Bophuthatswana, W of Johannesburg.

Mmabatho British

/ ˌmæbˈæθəʊ /

noun

the capital of the former homeland of Bophuthatswana

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Kerzner, who began his career as an accountant, opened the first hotel-casino in 1977 in Mmabatho, the capital of the homeland of Bophuthatswana, about 150 miles from Johannesburg.

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