Kingdom of Swaziland
- proper noun
- Literature
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Reino de Suazilandia
- The Kingdom of Swaziland officially changed its name to Eswatini in 2018.
Examples
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The Kingdom of Swaziland is now known as Eswatini.
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Did you know that the Kingdom of Swaziland gained independence in 1968?
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During her travels in Africa, she visited the Kingdom of Swaziland and learned about its culture.
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The Kingdom of Swaziland celebrated its 50th year of independence in 2018.
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The Kingdom of Swaziland celebrated its 50th year of independence in 2018.
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During her travels in Africa, she visited the Kingdom of Swaziland and learned about its culture.
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Did you know that the Kingdom of Swaziland gained independence in 1968?
Synonyms
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Former name of Eswatini, a small kingdom in southern Africa
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is fully compositional: 'kingdom' (a sovereign state ruled by a monarch) + 'of' + 'Swaziland' straightforwardly denotes the state of Swaziland as a kingdom, so a learner who knows the constituent words can derive the meaning. This possessive/genitive noun-phrase structure is cross-linguistically common and follows standard patterns, making it immediately understandable to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Kingdom of Swaziland comes from the Swazi people and their old king Mswati II, and Swaziland literally means 'land of the Swazi'. Because the country was ruled by a king, the word Kingdom shows this, so the name referred to the king-led country now called 'Eswatini'.