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bechuanaland

/ˌbɛt͡ʃuˈɑːnəlænd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.09 in modern English

Syllables
Bech-u-a-na-land
IPA
/ˌbɛt͡ʃuˈɑːnəlænd/
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A former colony of the United Kingdom in Africa, which gained its independence in 1966 as Botswana.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English Bechuana 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 Bechuanaland From Bechuana + -land.

Inflected Forms

Bechwanaland (alternative)

Derived Forms

Bechuanalander

Questions

How do you pronounce bechuanaland?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌbɛt͡ʃuˈɑːnəlænd/.
What does bechuanaland mean?
A former colony of the United Kingdom in Africa, which gained its independence in 1966 as Botswana.
Where does bechuanaland come from?
Etymology tree English Bechuana 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 Bechuanaland From Bechuana + -land.

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