Botsuana

See also: botsuana

Central Huasteca Nahuatl

Proper noun

Botsuana

1. Botswana (a country in Southern Africa)

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔˈtsu̯aːna/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Botsuana n (proper noun, genitive Botsuanas or (optionally with an article) Botsuana)

1. Botswana (a country in Southern Africa)

Derived terms

• botsuanisch
• Botsuaner

Latin

Pronunciation

• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /bot.suˈa.na/, [bot̪suˈäːnä]

Proper noun

Botsuāna f sg (genitive Botsuānae); first declension

1. (New Latin) Botswana (a country in Southern Africa)

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Botsuāna
Genitive	Botsuānae
Dative	Botsuānae
Accusative	Botsuānam
Ablative	Botsuānā
Vocative	Botsuāna

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Botswana

Etymology

Borrowed from Tswana Botswana. Doublet of bechuana.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bot.suˈɐ̃.nɐ/ [bot.sʊˈɐ̃.nɐ], (faster pronunciation) /botˈswɐ̃.nɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bot.suˈɐ̃.nɐ/ [bot.sʊˈɐ̃.nɐ], (faster pronunciation) /botˈswɐ̃.nɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /bot.suˈɐ.na/ [bot.sʊˈɐ.na], (faster pronunciation) /botˈswɐ.na/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɔˈtswɐ.nɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɔˈtswɐ.nɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɔˈtswa.nɐ/

• Hyphenation: Bot‧su‧a‧na

Proper noun

Botsuana m

1. Botswana (a country in Southern Africa)

   Synonym: (official name) República do Botsuana

Derived terms

• botsuano
• botsuanense
• botsuanês

Sicilian

Proper noun

Botsuana f

1. Botswana (a country in Southern Africa)

Spanish

Alternative forms

• Botswana

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /botˈswana/ [bot̪ˈswa.na]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: Bot‧sua‧na

Proper noun

Botsuana f

1. Botswana (a country in Southern Africa)

Related terms

• botsuana
• botsuano