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REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA

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Dictionary entry overview: What does Republic of Botswana mean?

• REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA (noun)
The noun REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA has 1 sense:

1. a landlocked republic in south-central Africa that became independent from British control in the 1960s

Familiarity information: REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA (noun)

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Republic of Botswana ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

A landlocked republic in south-central Africa that became independent from British control in the 1960s

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Botswana; Republic of Botswana

Instance hypernyms:

African country; African nation (countries occupying the African continent)

Meronyms (parts of "Republic of Botswana"):

capital of Botswana; Gaborone (capital and largest city of Botswana in the extreme southeast)

Kalahari; Kalahari Desert (a desert in southwestern Africa - largely Botswana)

Holonyms ("Republic of Botswana" is a part of...):

Africa (the second largest continent; located south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean)

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