eswatini
/ˌɛ.swɑːˈti.ni/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.12 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A country in Southern Africa, formerly called Swaziland. Official name: Kingdom of Eswatini. Capitals: Mbabane and Lobamba.
name
Alternative letter-case form of Eswatini.
Example Sentences
- "Taiwan's ambassador to the Kingdom of Eswatini, Jeremy Liang (梁洪昇), told the paper that he had just been informed of the situation and that "the matter was being looked into." Liang said he had helped the students process their applications to the university and had not been aware of the conditions of the workplace they were to be assigned to."
- "In February, Mswati announced that he had recovered from Covid-19 after undergoing treatment “for a couple of days” with an undisclosed antiviral medication from Taiwan. Eswatini enjoys a blossoming diplomatic tie with Taiwan — currently the East Asian country’s only ally in Africa."
- "Governed by a monarch who has absolute power, Eswatini is one of four African countries that have struck a deal with the Trump administration to receive foreign deportees, along with Rwanda, South Sudan and Uganda."
- "As this tiny Kingdom of eSwatini joins the rest of the world in commemorating the International Mother Language Day, an event celebrated on February 21, every year, one cannot resist the temptation of penning a piece to remind the Swazi nation about the essence of the mother tongue in the society."
- "The Kingdom of eSwatini would also like to commend the leadership of the new Secretary-General, who is committed to transforming the UN to be fit for the 21st century."
- "Therefore, I have the pleasure to present to you, on this historic day, a new name for the kingdom. Our country will now be called: “Kingdom of eSwatini”."
Etymology
Etymology tree Swazi Swati Swazi e- -ini Swazi eSwátinibor. English Eswatini Borrowed from Swazi eSwatini, the country's native name, declared to also be its official English name on April 19, 2018. Ultimately made of Mswati + e- -ini (“locative”), referring to Mswati II, the king who founded the country.