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Basotho

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

plural of Mosotho

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

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noun

Meaning 2

An ethnic group native to Lesotho.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Mosotho, Mosoto, Mosuto, Mosutho

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 3

a member of a subgroup of people who inhabit Lesotho

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: African

History

Etymology

From Sotho Basotho.

Real reading context

Basotho in complete knowledge articles