Botswanan
- adjective
- /bɑtˈswɑnən/
- During my trip to Botswana, I learned about the rich cultural heritage of the Botswanan people.
- Botswanan students
Examples
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The discovery in 1967 of the Orapa kimberlite, a deep diamond vein, by Lamont sparked a massive transformation of Botswanan life.
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Other authors have explored the limitations of Botswanan political openness.
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The financial, political, and social aspects of Botswanan life are centered on one theme: South Africa.
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One Botswanan student commented that the saying was similar to one that the chief of his tribe in his home village used frequently.
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I learned that some of the large cultural differences between Botswanan and American students necessitated a change in my approach to teaching physics in Botswana.
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A particularly curious cultural issue with which I had to deal was the Botswanan students' difficulty in studying what is, to American students, a very straightforward topic: water.
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The Botswanan currency is tied to the South African rand; most consumer goods come directly from the southern neighbor, and many families have members living in South Africa.
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The Botswanan government has launched initiatives to improve education for its people.
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Many Botswanan traditions celebrate the harvest and the community's connection to the land.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Botswanan comes from the country name Botswana, which puts Bo- at the start to mean 'land of' and Tswana is the name of the main people, so Botswana means 'land of the Tswana'. Adding the common English ending -an makes Botswanan, which means 'from Botswana' or 'relating to its people'.