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/bech'ooh ah"neuh land', bek'yooh-/, n.former name of Botswana.
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Universalium. 2010.
Bechuanaland
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Bechuanaland — bezeichnet: ein ehemaliges britisches Protektorat im südlichen Afrika, siehe Betschuanaland eine ehemalige britische Kronkolonie im südlichen Afrika, siehe Britisch Betschuanaland Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung z … Deutsch Wikipedia
Bechuanaland — protectorat britannique de 1865 à 1966, date de son accession à l indépendance sous le nom de Botswana … Encyclopédie Universelle
Bechuanaland — [betʃʊ ɑːnəlænd, englisch], das Betschuanaland … Universal-Lexikon
Bechuanaland — [bech΄o͞o än′ə land΄] former British territory (1884 1966) in S Africa: now the country of BOTSWANA … English World dictionary
Bechuanaland — Protectorat du Bechuanaland Protectorat du Bechuanaland Bechuanaland Protectorate en 1885 1966 … Wikipédia en Français
Béchuanaland — Botswana Lefatshe la Botswana (tn) Republic of Botswana (en) République du Botswana … Wikipédia en Français
Bechuanaland — The British name for Botswana, a land locked territory of southern Africa dominated by the Kalahari Desert and home of the indigenous Tswana people, whom the British called the Bechuana. The Great Trek of the Boer settlers northward put the… … Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914
Bechuanaland — geographical name 1. region S Africa N of Orange River & including Kalahari Desert & Okavango Swamps 2. see Botswana 3. (or British Bechuanaland) former British colony in the region S of the Molopo; became part of Union of South Africa 1895 •… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Bechuanaland Protectorate — Infobox Former Country native name = conventional long name = Bechuanaland Protectorate common name = Bechuanaland| continent = Africa region = Southern Africa country = Botswana era = New Imperialism status = Protectorate empire = United Kingdom … Wikipedia
Bechuanaland — noun A former name of what is now Botswana, used until 1966 … Wiktionary
