Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A country of southeast Africa between South Africa and Mozambique. Settled in the early 1800s by Swazi groups fleeing Zulu attacks, the region became a South African protectorate (1894–1899) and was subsequently transferred to British administration in 1903. Swaziland was granted limited autonomy in 1963 and achieved full independence in 1968. The country's first democratic elections were held in 1993. Mbabane is the capital and the largest city.
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- proper noun Country in Southern Africa. Official name:
Kingdom of Swaziland .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a landlocked monarchy in southeastern Africa; member of the commonwealth that achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1968
Etymologies
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Examples
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He lived for more than 14 years in Swaziland, Mozambique, and Zambia, overseeing the military training of other South African exiles and rising to the post of ANC intelligence chief.
Jacob’s Ladder 2009
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He lived for more than 14 years in Swaziland, Mozambique, and Zambia, overseeing the military training of other South African exiles and rising to the post of ANC intelligence chief.
Jacob’s Ladder 2009
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Great story about your adventures in Swaziland and elsewhere.
Double-Double Your Vacation (Part Two) « Peace Corps South Africa 2008
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A woman of that name died in Swaziland last month.
An Easy Mistake 2006
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We hear that those girls in Swaziland, they weren't afraid to bathe [in the river] with boys, so we weren't afraid [to show our legs to men] either.
Where Women Make History: Gendered Tellings of Community and Change in Magude, Mozambique 2005
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The ANC was of the view that in the long term Swaziland with benefit from a democratic dispensation but it was up to the Swazi's themselves to sort this out.
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Overall, I would say women are greatly discriminated against and are treated as minors in Swaziland.
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Overall, I would say women are greatly discriminated against and are treated as minors in Swaziland.
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Overall, I would say women are greatly discriminated against and are treated as minors in Swaziland.
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And so I focused on Swaziland, which is located in the Southern Africa - in Southern Africa, primarily because I just never heard of it.
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