Bechuanaland

English Alternative forms en Bechwanaland Etymology en :af Bechuana -land + 1 Pronunciation en /ˌbɛt͡ʃuˈɑːnəlænd/ en Bech u a na land Proper noun en Q747314en historical en former colony c/United Kingdom in cont/Africa which gained its independence in 1966 as Botswana. en Bard Wilkinson Absolute monarch renames Swaziland ‘eSwatini’ w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/20/africa/swaziland-eswatini-africa-monarchy-intl 2018-04-20 After independence, Rhodesia changed its name to Zimbabwe, Nyasaland to Malawi, and Bechuanaland to Botswana. https://web.archive.org/web/20251007025205/https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/20/africa/swaziland-eswatini-africa-monarchy-intl/ 7 October 2025 Derived terms en Bechuanalander Translations Q747314 former name for Botswana Aragonese: an Bechuanalandia Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 貝專納, cmn 貝專納蘭 Danish: da Bechuanaland, da Protektoratet Bechuanaland Dutch: nl Protectoraat Bechuanaland Finnish: fi Betšuanamaa French: fr Protectorat du Bechuanaland German: de Betschuanaland Greek: el Μπετσουαναλάνδη f Italian: it Protettorato del Bechuanaland Japanese: ja ベチュアナランド Bechuanarando Lithuanian: lt Bečuanalandas Norwegian: no Protektoratet Bechuanaland Polish: pl Beczuana Portuguese: pt Bechuanalândia f Romanian: ro Bechuanaland Spanish: es Bechuanalandia Swedish: sv Bechuanaland Thai: th เบชวนนาแลนด์ baychuannaalaen