English > Botswana: 1 sense > noun 1, location| Meaning | A landlocked republic in south-central Africa that became independent from British control in the 1960s. |
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| Synonym | Republic of Botswana |
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| Instance of | African country, African nation | Any one of the countries occupying the African continent |
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| Members | Herero | A member of a pastoral Bantu people living in Namibia, Botswana, and Angola |
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| Sotho | A member of the Bantu people who inhabit Botswana, Lesotho, and northern South Africa and who speak the Sotho languages |
| Tswana, Bechuana, Batswana | A member of a Bantu people living chiefly in Botswana and western South Africa |
| Part of | Africa | The second largest continent |
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| Parts | Gaborone, capital of Botswana | Capital and largest city of Botswana in the extreme southeast |
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| Kalahari, Kalahari Desert | A desert in southwestern Africa - largely Botswana |
| Spanish | Botsuana, Botswana |
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| Catalan | Botsuana, Botswana, República de Botswana |
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| Adjectives | Botswanan | of or pertaining to Botswana or the people of Botswana |
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