Definitions

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  • noun Plural form of Motswana.

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  • noun a member of a Bantu people living chiefly in Botswana and western South Africa

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Tswana : ba-, pl. n. pref. + -tswana, Tswana.]

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Examples

  • The majority Tswana-speaking citizens are referred to as "Batswana"/Motswana, but this does not necessarily cater for the minority non-Tswana-speaking population of Botswana.

    WN.com - Business News 2010

  • The majority Tswana-speaking citizens are referred to as "Batswana"/Motswana, but this does not necessarily cater for the minority non-Tswana-speaking population of Botswana.

    WN.com - Business News 2010

  • The majority Tswana-speaking citizens are referred to as "Batswana"/Motswana, but this does not necessarily cater for the minority non-Tswana-speaking population of Botswana.

    WN.com - Business News 2010

  • The majority Tswana-speaking citizens are referred to as "Batswana"/Motswana, but this does not necessarily cater for the minority non-Tswana-speaking population of Botswana.

    WN.com - Business News 2010

  • The majority Tswana-speaking citizens are referred to as "Batswana"/Motswana, but this does not necessarily cater for the minority non-Tswana-speaking population of Botswana.

    WN.com - Business News 2010

  • The majority Tswana-speaking citizens are referred to as "Batswana"/Motswana, but this does not necessarily cater for the minority non-Tswana-speaking population of Botswana.

    WN.com - Business News 2010

  • The majority Tswana-speaking citizens are referred to as "Batswana"/Motswana, but this does not necessarily cater for the minority non-Tswana-speaking population of Botswana.

    WN.com - Business News 2010

  • The majority Tswana-speaking citizens are referred to as "Batswana"/Motswana, but this does not necessarily cater for the minority non-Tswana-speaking population of Botswana.

    WN.com - Business News 2010

  • The majority Tswana-speaking citizens are referred to as "Batswana"/Motswana, but this does not necessarily cater for the minority non-Tswana-speaking population of Botswana.

    WN.com - Business News 2010

  • The majority Tswana-speaking citizens are referred to as "Batswana"/Motswana, but this does not necessarily cater for the minority non-Tswana-speaking population of Botswana.

    WN.com - Business News 2010

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