Standard Lemma guide

Botswanan

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

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /bɒtˈswɑːnən/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, from, or pertaining to Botswana, the Botswanan people or the Botswanan language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Botswanian, Motswana, Motswanan

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A person from Botswana or of Botswanan descent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Botswanian, Motswana, Motswanan

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sub-Saharan, African

3

adjective

Meaning 3

of or pertaining to Botswana or the people of Botswana

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀- Tswana bo- Tswana Tswana Tswana Botswanabor. English Botswana English -an English Botswanan From Botswana + -an.

Across languages

Translations

56 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: botswanès — pertaining to Botswana
  • Czech: botswanský — pertaining to Botswana
  • Dutch: Botswaans — pertaining to Botswana
  • Finnish: botswanalainen — pertaining to Botswana
  • Galician: botswaniano — pertaining to Botswana
  • German: botsuanisch — pertaining to Botswana
  • German: botswanisch — pertaining to Botswana
  • Greek: μποτσουανός (botsouanós) — pertaining to Botswana
  • Hungarian: botswanai — pertaining to Botswana
  • Icelandic: botsvanskur — pertaining to Botswana
  • Irish: Botsuánach — pertaining to Botswana
  • Italian: botswaniano — pertaining to Botswana
  • Norwegian Bokmål: botswansk — pertaining to Botswana
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: botswansk — pertaining to Botswana
  • Polish: botswański — pertaining to Botswana
  • Portuguese: botsuano — pertaining to Botswana
  • Russian: ботсва́нский (botsvánskij) — pertaining to Botswana
  • Spanish: botsuano — pertaining to Botswana
  • Swedish: botswansk — pertaining to Botswana
  • Ukrainian: ботсва́нський (botsvánsʹkyj) — pertaining to Botswana
  • Catalan: botswanès — person from Botswana
  • Czech: Botswaňan — person from Botswana
  • Dutch: Botswaan — person from Botswana
  • Dutch: Botswaanse — person from Botswana
  • Finnish: botswanalainen — person from Botswana
  • French: Botswanais — person from Botswana
  • French: Botswanaise — person from Botswana
  • French: Botswanéen — person from Botswana
  • French: Botswanéenne — person from Botswana
  • Galician: botswaniano — person from Botswana
  • German: Botsuaner — person from Botswana
  • German: Botswaner — person from Botswana
  • German: Botsuanerin — person from Botswana
  • German: Botswanerin — person from Botswana
  • Greek: Μποτσουανός (Botsouanós) — person from Botswana
  • Greek: Μποτσουανή (Botsouaní) — person from Botswana
  • Icelandic: Botsvanamaður — person from Botswana
  • Irish: Botsuánach — person from Botswana
  • Italian: botswaniano — person from Botswana
  • Italian: botswaniana — person from Botswana
  • Norwegian Bokmål: botswaner — person from Botswana
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: botswan — person from Botswana
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: botswanar — person from Botswana
  • Polish: Botswańczyk — person from Botswana
  • Polish: Botswanka — person from Botswana
  • Portuguese: botsuano — person from Botswana
  • Portuguese: botsuana — person from Botswana
  • Russian: ботсва́нец (botsvánec) — person from Botswana
  • Russian: ботсва́нка (botsvánka) — person from Botswana
  • Spanish: botsuano — person from Botswana
  • Spanish: botsuana — person from Botswana
  • Swahili: Mtswana — person from Botswana
  • Swahili: Mbotswana — person from Botswana
  • Swedish: botswanier — person from Botswana
  • Ukrainian: ботсва́нець (botsvánecʹ) — person from Botswana
  • Ukrainian: ботсва́нка (botsvánka) — person from Botswana