noun
Meaning 1
A member of the Basotho people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Mosotho, Mosoto, Mosutho
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
Basuto
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noun
Meaning 2
Alternative form of Basotho.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
the dialect of Sotho spoken by the Basotho; an official language of Lesotho
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Sesotho
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Sotho
History
Etymology
From Sotho Basotho.
Real reading context