Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

basutoland

/bəˈsutəʊˌlænd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English

Syllables: ba-su-toland
IPA: /bəˈsutəʊˌlænd/

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A former colony of the United Kingdom in Africa, now Lesotho.

Etymology

Etymology tree English Basuto Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Germanic *landą Proto-West Germanic *land Old English land Middle English lond English land English -land English Basutoland From Basuto + -land.

Inflected Forms

Basotholand (alternative) Basotoland (alternative) Basutholand (alternative)

Derived Forms

Basutolander

Questions

How do you pronounce basutoland?: The recorded pronunciation is /bəˈsutəʊˌlænd/.
What does basutoland mean?: A former colony of the United Kingdom in Africa, now Lesotho.
Where does basutoland come from?: Etymology tree English Basuto Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Germanic *landą Proto-West Germanic *land Old English land Middle English lond English land English -land English Basutoland From Basuto + -land.

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