Botswana UK /bɒtˈswɑːnə/US /bɑːtˈswɑːnə/ noun3 •A country in Southern Africa. Capital: Gaborone. •Bechuanaland, fully the Bechuanaland Protectorate, a colony of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1966 •The Republic of Botswana, since 1966.After independence, Rhodesia changed its name to Zimbabwe, Nyasaland to Malawi, and Bechuanaland to Botswana. — 2018
