# Botswana
## English
### Etymology

From Tswana Botswana, from bo- +‎ Tswana, of uncertain origin.

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /bɒtˈswɑːnə/
* Audio (UK):(file)
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* (US) IPA: /bɑːtˈswɑːnə/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɑːnə

### Proper noun

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

#### Holonyms

* Subsahara

#### Translations
### See also

* Gaborone
* Countries of the world
* Algeria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cabo Verde
* Cameroon
* Central African Republic
* Chad
* Comoros
* Côte d'Ivoire, Ivory Coast
* Democratic Republic of the Congo
* Djibouti
* Egypt
* Equatorial Guinea
* Eritrea
* Eswatini ~ eSwatini, Swaziland
* 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

### References

* ↑ Isaac Schapera, John L Comaroff (2015 June 3) The Tswana, Routledge, →ISBN, page 3:It has been variously interpreted as meaning: (a) "the little offshoots" (from -tswa, "to go out, to come from), (b) "the separatists, or seceders" (from tswaana, "to separate from one another"), and (c) "those who are alike" (from -tshwaana, "to be alike"). None of these derivations is generally accepted; van Warmelo curtly dismisses them as "fruitless speculation".

### Further reading

* Botswana on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Anagrams

* swan boat

## Afrikaans
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Botswana
* Botswana (a country in Southern Africa; capital: Gaborone)

## Breton
### Proper noun

Botswana
* Botswana (a country in Southern Africa)

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [butsˈwa.nə]
* IPA: (Balearic) [botsˈwa.nə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [botsˈwa.na]
* Audio (Valencia):(file)

### Proper noun

Botswana f
* Botswana (a country in Southern Africa)

#### Derived terms

* botswanès

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈbot͡svana]
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Botswana f (relational adjective botswanský, demonym Botswaňan or Botswanec, female demonym Botswaňanka or Botswanka)
* Botswana (a country in Southern Africa)

#### See also

* Bečuánsko

### Further reading

* “Botswana”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
* “Botswana”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
* “Botswana”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

## Danish
### Proper noun

Botswana
* Botswana (a country in Southern Africa)

#### Derived terms

* botswaner
* botswansk

## Dutch
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌbɔtsˈʋaː.naː/, /ˌbɔtˈsʋaː.naː/, /ˌbɔˈtsʋaː.naː/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Bots‧wa‧na

### Proper noun

Botswana n
* Botswana (a country in Southern Africa) [from 1960s]

#### Derived terms

* Botswaan

## Estonian
### Proper noun

Botswana
* Botswana (a country in Southern Africa)

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Tswana Botswana.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbotswɑnɑ/, [ˈbo̞t.s̠wɑ̝nɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -otswɑnɑ
* Hyphenation: Bots‧wa‧na

### Proper noun

Botswana
* Botswana (a country in Southern Africa)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Botswana (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Botswanani
accusative
nom.
Botswanani
gen.
Botswanani
genitive
Botswanani
partitive
Botswanaani
inessive
Botswanassani
elative
Botswanastani
illative
Botswanaani
adessive
Botswanallani
ablative
Botswanaltani
allative
Botswanalleni
essive
Botswananani
translative
Botswanakseni
abessive
Botswanattani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Botswanasi
accusative
nom.
Botswanasi
gen.
Botswanasi
genitive
Botswanasi
partitive
Botswanaasi
inessive
Botswanassasi
elative
Botswanastasi
illative
Botswanaasi
adessive
Botswanallasi
ablative
Botswanaltasi
allative
Botswanallesi
essive
Botswananasi
translative
Botswanaksesi
abessive
Botswanattasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Botswanamme
accusative
nom.
Botswanamme
gen.
Botswanamme
genitive
Botswanamme
partitive
Botswanaamme
inessive
Botswanassamme
elative
Botswanastamme
illative
Botswanaamme
adessive
Botswanallamme
ablative
Botswanaltamme
allative
Botswanallemme
essive
Botswananamme
translative
Botswanaksemme
abessive
Botswanattamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Botswananne
accusative
nom.
Botswananne
gen.
Botswananne
genitive
Botswananne
partitive
Botswanaanne
inessive
Botswanassanne
elative
Botswanastanne
illative
Botswanaanne
adessive
Botswanallanne
ablative
Botswanaltanne
allative
Botswanallenne
essive
Botswanananne
translative
Botswanaksenne
abessive
Botswanattanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Botswanansa
accusative
nom.
Botswanansa
gen.
Botswanansa
genitive
Botswanansa
partitive
Botswanaansa
inessive
Botswanassaan Botswanassansa
elative
Botswanastaan Botswanastansa
illative
Botswanaansa
adessive
Botswanallaan Botswanallansa
ablative
Botswanaltaan Botswanaltansa
allative
Botswanalleen Botswanallensa
essive
Botswananaan Botswananansa
translative
Botswanakseen Botswanaksensa
abessive
Botswanattaan Botswanattansa
instructive
comitative

#### Derived terms

* botswanalainen

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bɔt.swa.na/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Botswana m
* Botswana (a country in Southern Africa)

## German
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bɔtsˈvaːna/, /boˈtsvaːna/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Botswana n (proper noun, strong, genitive Botswanas)
* Botswana (a country in Southern Africa)

### See also

* Ägypten
* Algerien
* Angola
* Äquatorialguinea
* Äthiopien
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Demokratische Republik Kongo
* Dschibuti
* Elfenbeinküste
* Eritrea
* Eswatini
* Gabun
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea
* Guinea-Bissau
* Kamerun
* Kap Verde
* Kenia
* Komoren
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libyen
* Madagaskar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Marokko
* Mauretanien
* Mauritius
* Mosambik
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Republik Kongo
* Ruanda
* Sambia
* Senegal
* Seychellen
* Sierra Leone
* Simbabwe
* Somalia
* Südafrika
* Sudan
* Südsudan
* São Tomé und Príncipe
* Tansania
* Togo
* Tschad
* Tunesien
* Uganda
* Zentralafrikanische Republik

## Hungarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈbot͡svaːnɒ]
* Hyphenation: Bots‧wa‧na
* Rhymes: -nɒ

### Proper noun

Botswana
* Botswana (a country in Southern Africa)

#### Related terms

* botswanai

## Interlingua
### Proper noun

Botswana
* Botswana (a country in Southern Africa)

## Italian
### Proper noun

Botswana m
* Botswana (a country in Southern Africa)

#### Derived terms

* botswaniano

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Proper noun

Botswana
* Botswana (a country in Southern Africa)

#### Related terms

* botswaner
* botswansk

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Proper noun

Botswana
* Botswana (a country in Southern Africa)

#### Related terms

* botswan, botswanar
* botswansk

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bɔˈt͡sfa.na/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ana
* Syllabification: Bots‧wa‧na

### Proper noun

Botswana f (related adjective botswański)
* Botswana (a country in Southern Africa)

#### Derived terms

* Botswanka
* Botswańczyk

### See also

* Algieria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Czad
* Demokratyczna Republika Konga
* Dżibuti
* Egipt
* Erytrea
* Eswatini
* Etiopia
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Gwinea
* Gwinea Bissau
* Gwinea Równikowa
* Kamerun
* Kenia
* Komory
* Kongo
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libia
* Madagaskar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Maroko
* Mauretania
* Mauritius
* Mozambik
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Południowa Afryka
* Republika Środkowoafrykańska
* Republika Zielonego Przylądka
* Rwanda
* Sahara Zachodnia
* Senegal
* Seszele
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* Sudan
* Sudan Południowy
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunezja
* Uganda
* Wybrzeże Kości Słoniowej
* Wyspy Świętego Tomasza i Książęca
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

### Further reading

* Botswana in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Romanian
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Botswana
* Botswana (a country in Southern Africa)

## Scots
### Proper noun

Botswana
* Botswana (a country in Southern Africa)

## Slovak
### Proper noun

Botswana f (genitive singular Botswany, declension pattern of žena)
* Botswana (a country in Southern Africa)

### References

* “Botswana”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

## Spanish
### Alternative forms

* Botsuana

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /botˈswana/ [bot̪ˈswa.na]
* Rhymes: -ana

### Proper noun

Botswana f
* Botswana (a country in Southern Africa)

#### Derived terms

* botswanés

#### Related terms

* botsuana
* botsuano

## Swahili
### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Proper noun

Botswana
* Botswana (a country in Southern Africa)

### See also

* Afrika Kusini
* Algeria ~ Aljeria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cabo Verde
* Chad ~ Chadi
* Cote d'Ivoire ~ Kodivaa
* Eritrea
* Ethiopia, Uhabeshi ~ Habeshi
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea Bisau ~ Guinea-Bisau ~ Ginebisau
* Guinea ya Ikweta ~ Ginekweta
* Guinea ~ Gine ~ Gini
* Jamhuri ya Afrika ya Kati
* Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo, Kongo-Kinshasa
* Jamhuri ya Kongo, Kongo-Brazzaville
* Jibuti ~ Djibouti
* Kamerun ~ Cameroon ~ Kameruni
* Kenya
* Komori, Visiwa vya Ngazija
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libya
* Madagaska, Bukini
* Malawi, Unyasa
* Mali
* Mauritania
* Mayotte
* Misri, Umisri
* Morisi
* Moroko ~ Maroko
* Msumbiji, Mozambik
* Mtakatifu Helena
* Namibia
* Niger ~ Nijeri
* Nigeria ~ Nijeria ~ Naijeria
* Rwanda ~ Ruanda
* Réunion
* Sahara ya Magharibi
* Sao Tome na Principe
* Senegal ~ Senegali
* Shelisheli
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* Sudan
* Sudan Kusini
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Uswazi, Swaziland
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Tswana Botswana, from bo- +‎ Tswana.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Botswana n (genitive Botswanas)
* Botswana (a country in Southern Africa)

#### Related terms

* botswansk (“Botswanan”, adjective)
* botswanier c (“Botswanan male”)
* botswanska c (“Botswanan female”)

### References

* Botswana in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* Svensk MeSH

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Botswana, from Tswana Botswana.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /botsˈwana/ [bot̪sˈwaː.n̪ɐ]
* Rhymes: -ana
* Syllabification: Bots‧wa‧na

### Proper noun

Botswana (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜆ᜔ᜐ᜔ᜏᜈ)
* Botswana (a country in Southern Africa)

## Tswana
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bʊ.ˈt͡swa.na/

### Proper noun

Botswana
* Botswana (a country in Southern Africa)

## Welsh
### Etymology

From English Botswana, from Tswana Botswana.

### Pronunciation

* (North Wales) IPA: /bɔtsˈwana/
* (South Wales) IPA: /bɔtsˈwa(ː)na/

### Proper noun

Botswana f
* Botswana (a country in Southern Africa)

#### Derived terms

* Botswanaidd (“Botswanan”, adjective)
* Botswaniad (“Botswanan (man/woman)”)
* Gweriniaeth Botswana (“Republic of Botswana”)

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### See also

* Angola
* Algeria
* Benin
* Botswana
* Bwrcina Ffaso
* Bwrwndi
* Cabo Verde
* Camerŵn
* Cenia
* De Affrica
* De Swdan
* Eritrea
* Eswatini
* Ethiopia
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Gini
* Gini Bisaw
* Gini Gyhydeddol
* Gorllewin Sahara
* Gweriniaeth Canolbarth Affrica
* Gweriniaeth Ddemocrataidd y Congo
* Gweriniaeth y Congo
* Jibwti
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libia
* Madagasgar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Mawrisiws
* Mawritania
* Moroco
* Mosambic
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Rwanda
* Sambia
* Senegal
* Sierra Leone
* Simbabwe
* Somalia
* Swdan
* São Tomé a Príncipe
* Tansania
* Tiwnisia
* Togo
* Tsiad
* Wganda
* y Comoros
* y Seychelles
* y Traeth Ifori
* yr Aifft

## Zulu
### Etymology

From English Botswana, from bo- +‎ Tswana.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɓôːt͡sʼʷaːna/

### Proper noun

Botswana
* Botswana (a country in Southern Africa)