Botswana
See also: botswana
English
Etymology
From Tswana Botswana, from bo- + Tswana.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /bɒtˈswɑːnə/
Audio (UK) (file) - (US) IPA(key): /bɑːtˈswɑːnə/
- Rhymes: -ɑːnə
Proper noun
Botswana
- A country in Southern Africa
- Bechuanaland, fully the Bechuanaland Protectorate, a colony of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1966
- The Republic of Botswana, since 1966
Holonyms
- Subsahara
Translations
Republic of Botswana
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See also
- Gaborone
- Countries of the world
- (countries of Africa) countries of Africa; Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe (Category: en:Countries in Africa) [edit]
Further reading
- Botswana on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- swan boat
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Botswana
- Botswana (a country in Africa)
Breton
Proper noun
Botswana
- Botswana (a country in Africa)
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /botˈswa.nə/
- (Central) IPA(key): /butˈswa.nə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /botˈswa.na/
Audio (Valencian) (file)
Proper noun
Botswana f
- Botswana (a country in Africa)
Derived terms
- botswanès
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbot͡svana]
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Botswana f
- Botswana (a country in Africa)
Related terms
- botswanský
- Botswaňan
- Botswaňanka
- Botswanec
- Botswanka
See also
- Bečuánsko
Further reading
- Botswana in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
- Botswana in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Danish
Proper noun
Botswana
- Botswana (a country in Africa)
Dutch
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌbɔtsˈʋaː.naː/, /ˌbɔtˈsʋaː.naː/, /ˌbɔˈtsʋaː.naː/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Bots‧wa‧na
Proper noun
Botswana n
- Botswana (a country in Africa) [from 1960s]
Derived terms
- Botswaan
Estonian
Proper noun
Botswana
- Botswana (a country in Africa)
Finnish
Etymology
From Tswana Botswana.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbotswɑnɑ/, [ˈbo̞ts̠wɑnɑ]
- Rhymes: -otswɑnɑ
- Syllabification(key): Bots‧wa‧na
Proper noun
Botswana
- Botswana (a country in Africa)
Declension
Inflection of Botswana (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | Botswana | — | |
genitive | Botswanan | — | |
partitive | Botswanaa | — | |
illative | Botswanaan | — | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | Botswana | — | |
accusative | nom. | Botswana | — |
gen. | Botswanan | ||
genitive | Botswanan | — | |
partitive | Botswanaa | — | |
inessive | Botswanassa | — | |
elative | Botswanasta | — | |
illative | Botswanaan | — | |
adessive | Botswanalla | — | |
ablative | Botswanalta | — | |
allative | Botswanalle | — | |
essive | Botswanana | — | |
translative | Botswanaksi | — | |
instructive | — | — | |
abessive | Botswanatta | — | |
comitative | — | — |
Possessive forms of Botswana (type kulkija) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | Botswanani | Botswanamme |
2nd person | Botswanasi | Botswananne |
3rd person | Botswanansa |
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɔt.swa.na/
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Botswana m
- Botswana (a country in Africa)
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɔtsˈvaːna/, /boˈtsvaːna/
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Botswana n (proper noun, strong, genitive Botswanas)
- Botswana
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbot͡svaːnɒ]
- Hyphenation: Bots‧wa‧na
- Rhymes: -nɒ
Proper noun
Botswana
- Botswana (a country in Africa)
Declension
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | Botswana | — |
accusative | Botswanát | — |
dative | Botswanának | — |
instrumental | Botswanával | — |
causal-final | Botswanáért | — |
translative | Botswanává | — |
terminative | Botswanáig | — |
essive-formal | Botswanaként | — |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | Botswanában | — |
superessive | Botswanán | — |
adessive | Botswanánál | — |
illative | Botswanába | — |
sublative | Botswanára | — |
allative | Botswanához | — |
elative | Botswanából | — |
delative | Botswanáról | — |
ablative | Botswanától | — |
non-attributive possessive - singular | Botswanáé | — |
non-attributive possessive - plural | Botswanáéi | — |
Possessive forms of Botswana | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | Botswanám | — |
2nd person sing. | Botswanád | — |
3rd person sing. | Botswanája | — |
1st person plural | Botswanánk | — |
2nd person plural | Botswanátok | — |
3rd person plural | Botswanájuk | — |
Related terms
- botswanai
Interlingua
Proper noun
Botswana
- Botswana (a country in Africa)
Italian
Proper noun
Botswana m
- Botswana (a country in Africa)
Derived terms
- botswaniano
Norwegian Bokmål
Proper noun
Botswana
- Botswana (a country in Africa)
Related terms
- botswaner
- botswansk
Norwegian Nynorsk
Proper noun
Botswana
- Botswana (a country in Africa)
Related terms
- botswan, botswanar
- botswansk
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɔt͡sˈfa.na/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ana
- Syllabification: Bots‧wa‧na
Proper noun
Botswana f
- Botswana (a country in Africa)
Declension
Declension of Botswana
singular | plural | |
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nominative | Botswana | Botswany |
genitive | Botswany | Botswan |
dative | Botswanie | Botswanom |
accusative | Botswanę | Botswany |
instrumental | Botswaną | Botswanami |
locative | Botswanie | Botswanach |
vocative | Botswano | Botswany |
Derived terms
adjective
- botswański
nouns
- Botswanka
- Botswańczyk
Further reading
- Botswana in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Botswana in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Botswana
- Botswana (a country in Africa)
Scots
Proper noun
Botswana
- Botswana (a country in Africa)
Slovak
Proper noun
Botswana f (genitive singular Botswany, declension pattern of žena)
- Botswana (a country in Africa)
References
- Botswana in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
Spanish
Alternative forms
- Botsuana
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /botˈswana/ [bot̪ˈswa.na]
- Rhymes: -ana
Proper noun
Botswana f
- Botswana (a country in Africa)
Derived terms
- botswanés
Related terms
- botsuano, botsuana
Swahili
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Proper noun
Botswana
- Botswana (a country in Africa)
See also
- (countries of Africa) nchi za Afrika; Algeria or Aljeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Kamerun or Cameroon or Kameruni, Jamhuri ya Afrika ya Kati, Chad or Chadi, Komori or Visiwa vya Ngazija, Cote d'Ivoire or Kodivaa, Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo or Kongo-Kinshasa, Jibuti or Djibouti, Misri or Umisri, Guinea ya Ikweta or Ginekweta, Eritrea, Ethiopia or Uhabeshi or Habeshi, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea or Gine or Gini, Guinea Bisau or Guinea-Bisau or Ginebisau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagaska or Bukini, Malawi or Unyasa, Mali, Mauritania, Morisi, Mayotte, Moroko or Maroko, Msumbiji or Mozambik, Namibia, Niger or Nijeri, Nigeria or Nijeria or Naijeria, Jamhuri ya Kongo or Kongo-Brazzaville, Réunion, Rwanda or Ruanda, Mtakatifu Helena, Sao Tome na Principe, Senegal or Senegali, Shelisheli, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Afrika Kusini, Sudan Kusini, Sudan, Uswazi or Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Sahara ya Magharibi, Zambia, Zimbabwe (Category: sw:Countries in Africa) [edit]
Swedish
Etymology
From Tswana Botswana, from bo- + Tswana.
Proper noun
Botswana n (genitive Botswanas)
- Botswana (a country in Africa)
Related terms
- botswansk (“Botswanan”, adjective)
- botswanier c (“Botswanan male”)
- botswanska c (“Botswanan female”)
Tagalog
Etymology
From Spanish Botswana.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Bots‧wa‧na
- IPA(key): /botsˈwana/, [botsˈwa.nɐ]
Proper noun
Botswana
- Botswana (a country in Africa)
Tswana
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bʊ.ˈt͡swa.na/
Proper noun
Botswana
- Botswana (a country in Africa)
Zulu
Etymology
From English Botswana, from bo- + Tswana.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɓôːt͡sʼʷaːna/
Proper noun
Botswana
- Botswana (a country in Africa).