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Bechuanaland

geographical name Bech·u·a·na·land \ˌbech-ˈwä-nə-ˌland, ˌbe-chə-\

Definition of BECHUANALAND

1
region S Africa N of Orange River & including Kalahari Desert & Okavango Swamps
2
— see botswana
3
or British Bechuanaland former British colony in the region S of the Molopo; became part of Union of South Africa 1895
— Bech·u·a·na \ˌbech-ˈwä-nə, ˌbe-chə-\ adjective or noun
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Rhymes with BECHUANALAND

adrenal gland, analysand, back of one's hand, cloud-cuckoo-land, digestive gland, endocrine gland, fantasyland, Franz Josef Land, head-in-the-sand, mammary gland, misunderstand, multiplicand, pineal gland, Somaliland, Sudetenland, to beat the band, vacationland, videoland, Witwatersrand

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  1. Bechuanaland
  2. British Bechuanaland
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