Definitions
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- proper noun historical A former name of what is now
Botswana , used until 1966
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Examples
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Now we come to the epoch of Livingstone who served as a missionary in Bechuanaland, crossed the Kalahari Desert and discovered Lake Nigami in 1849.
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Game Reserve in 1961 in Botswana, then called Bechuanaland, to protect the San's hunter-gatherer lifestyle.
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A former British colony called Bechuanaland, Botswana is among the world's largest producers of diamonds, which contribute 70 percent of its hard currency earnings.
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A former British colony called Bechuanaland, Botswana is the world's largest producer of diamonds, which contribute 70 percent of its hard currency earnings.
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A former British protectorate called Bechuanaland, Botswana has enjoyed uninterrupted civilian rule since its independence 38 years ago.
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A former British protectorate then called Bechuanaland, Botswana has enjoyed strong economic growth as the world's leading producer of uncut diamonds, the source of more than 90 percent of its foreign currency earnings.
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A former British protectorate called Bechuanaland, Botswana has also enjoyed uninterrupted civilian rule since independence - again in stark contrast to other African nations plagued by war and where rich resources have profited a corrupt few.
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Botswana, formerly called Bechuanaland, won independence from
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A former British colony called Bechuanaland, Botswana is among the world's largest producer of diamonds, which contribute 70 percent of its hard currency earnings.
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Protectorate from 1885 and known as Bechuanaland, Botswana was ranked among the world's poorest countries at independence on
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