HyperDic: tswana

English > 2 senses of the word Tswana:
NOUNperson Tswana, Bechuana, Batswanaa member of a Bantu people living chiefly in Botswana and western South Africa
communicationTswana, Setswana, Sechuanathe dialect of Sotho spoken by the Tswana in Botswana
English > Tswana: 2 senses > noun 1, person
MeaningA member of a Bantu people living chiefly in Botswana and western South Africa.
SynonymsBechuana, Batswana
Member ofBotswana, Republic of BotswanaA landlocked republic in south-central Africa that became independent from British control in the 1960s
South Africa, Republic of South AfricaA republic at the southernmost part of Africa
BroaderBantuA member of any of a large number of linguistically related peoples of Central and South Africa
English > Tswana: 2 senses > noun 2, communication
MeaningThe dialect of Sotho spoken by the Tswana in Botswana.
SynonymsSetswana, Sechuana
BroaderSothoAny of the mutually intelligible southern Bantu languages of the Sotho in Botswana and South Africa and Lesotho
Spanishsechuana, setswana, Setswana, tswana
Catalansechuana, setswana, Setswana, tswana

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