Botswana

Definitions

1. A country in Southern Africa. Capital: Gaborone.
2. Bechuanaland, fully the Bechuanaland Protectorate, a colony of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1966
3. The Republic of Botswana, since 1966.

Equivalents

Examples

“After independence, Rhodesia changed its name⟳ to Zimbabwe, Nyasaland to Malawi, and Bechuanaland to Botswana.”

“According to Masisi, Botswana has seen its elephant population grow⟳ to some 130,000.”

CEFR level