Bechuana

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/bɛˈtʃwɑːnə/, /ˌbɛtʃʊˈɑːnə/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bech′o̅o̅ ä′nə, bek′yo̅o̅-)



WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Bech•u•a•na  (bech′o̅o̅ ä′nə, bek′yo̅o̅-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -nas, (esp. collectively) -na. 
  1. Language VarietiesTswana (def. 1).
  • 1795–1805

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Bechuana / bɛˈtʃwɑːnə ˌbɛtʃʊˈɑːnə ˌbɛkjʊ-/ ( -na, -nas)
  1. a former name for Tswana
  2. a former name for a member of the Bantu people of Botswana

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