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PRONUNCIATION OF BASUTOLAND

Basutoland  [bəˈsuːtəʊˌlænd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BASUTOLAND

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determiner
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Basutoland is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BASUTOLAND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Basutoland

Flag Anthem God Save the Queen Capital Maseru Languages English, Sesotho Religion Christianity, traditional African religion Government Crown Colony Commissioner - 1884-1894 Marshal James Clarke - 1961-1965 Alexander Falconer Giles History - Established 1884 - Disestablished 4 October 1966 Area - 1875 30,355 km² Population - 1875 est. 128,206 Density 4.2 /km² - 1904 est. 348,848 Density 11.5 /km² Currency Pound sterling Basutoland or officially the Territory of Basutoland, was a British Crown colony established in 1884 after the Cape Colony's inability to control the territory. It was divided into seven administrative districts; Berea, Leribe, Maseru, Mohales Hoek, Mafeteng, Qacha's Nek and Quthing. Basutoland was renamed the Kingdom of Lesotho upon independence from the United Kingdom on October 4, 1966.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BASUTOLAND


Disneyland
ˈdɪznɪˌlænd
Gelderland
ˈɡɛldəˌlænd
heartland
ˈhɑːtˌlænd
Heligoland
ˈhɛlɪɡəʊˌlænd
homeland
ˈhəʊmˌlænd
Lakeland
ˈleɪkˌlænd
Maryland
ˈmɛərɪˌlænd
meadowland
ˈmɛdəʊˌlænd
overland
ˈəʊvəˌlænd
plowland
ˈplaʊˌlænd
Pondoland
ˈpɒndəʊˌlænd
Queensland
ˈkwiːnzˌlænd
southland
ˈsaʊθˌlænd
Swaziland
ˈswɑːzɪˌlænd
Thailand
ˈtaɪˌlænd
timberland
ˈtɪmbəˌlænd
Togoland
ˈtəʊɡəʊˌlænd
videoland
ˈvɪdɪəʊˌlænd
wonderland
ˈwʌndəˌlænd
Zululand
ˈzuːlʊˌlænd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BASUTOLAND

Bastia
bastide
Bastille
Bastille Day
bastinado
basting
basting thread
bastion
bastle
bastnaesite
bastnasite
basto
Bastogne
basuco
Basuto
BASW
bat
bat around
Bat Chayil
Bat Hayil

WORDS THAT END LIKE BASUTOLAND

Boland
Deutschland
England
Euroland
Finland
Flevoland
French Togoland
Helgoland
holland
Ireland
island
land
Nederland
New Zealand
Poland
Roland
soland
Switzerland
troland
Wayland

Synonyms and antonyms of Basutoland in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Basutoland» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BASUTOLAND

Find out the translation of Basutoland to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Basutoland from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Basutoland» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

巴苏陀兰
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Basutolandia
570 millions of speakers

English

Basutoland
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Basutoland
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

باسوتولاند
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Басутоленд
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Basutoland
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Basutoland
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Basutoland
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Basutoland
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Basutoland
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

バストランド
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Basutoland
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Basutoland
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Basutoland
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Basutoland
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बसुथोलँड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Basutoland
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Basutoland
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Basutoland
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Басутоленд
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Basutoland
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Basutoland
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Basoetoeland
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Basutoland
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Basutoland
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Basutoland

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BASUTOLAND»

The term «Basutoland» is regularly used and occupies the 81.109 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BASUTOLAND» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Basutoland» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Basutoland» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Basutoland

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BASUTOLAND»

Discover the use of Basutoland in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Basutoland and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Basutoland
One in an illustrated series dealing with the United Kingdom's dependent territories, the way their people live, and how they are governed.
Austin Coates, 1966
2
Basutoland: Report for the Year
As a result of major constitutional and political developments, Basutoland hogged the headlines of most South African newspapers so that the latter's readership in the country was also greatly increased. Moeletsi oa Basotho and Leselinyana ...
Great Britain. Office of Commonwealth Relations, 1965
3
Basutoland: Its Legends and Customs
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Martin Minnie, 2013
4
Official Year Book of the Union and of Basutoland, ...
No. 1 contains "statistics mainly for the period 1910-1916."
5
Historical Dictionary of Lesotho
Basutoland Department of Local Government. Local Government Handbook: Containing the Local Government Proclamations, By-Laws of District Councils, Standing Orders and Local Government Contracts and Regulations. Maseru, Lesotho: ...
Scott Rosenberg, Richard F. Weisfelder, 2013
6
World English: A Study of Its Development
CO, Basutoland (1896) Annual Report on Basutoland, 3894-1895. London: HMSO. CO, Basutoland (1898) Annual Report on Basutoland, 1896-1897. London: HMSO. CO, Basutoland (1899) Annual Report on Basutoland, 1897- 1898. London: ...
Janina Brutt-Griffler, 2002
7
Migration and Development: Dependence on South Africa : a ...
Political Ideas, Origin and Support of the Basutoland Congress Party The organization of the first political mass movement in Basutoland, the Basutoland African Congress (BAC) , started in 1952. Migrant workers in South Africa and villagers in ...
Gabriele Winai-Ström, 1986
8
Imperial Gullies: Soil Erosion and Conservation in Lesotho
The rapidity with which gullies could develop in the soils of Basutoland caused great alarm, and led to a concern about gully control by the turn of the century. The two measures used by Basutoland officials before the turn of the nineteenth ...
Kate Barger Showers, 2005
9
The Marcus Garvey and Universal Negro Improvement ...
In 1952 a former member of Lekhotla la Bafo founded the Basutoland African Congress, the modern political party which Lefela in 1957 declared to be Lekhotla's successor, and eventually led the country to independence ( Haliburton, "Walter ...
Marcus Garvey, Tevvy Ball, Erika A Blum, 2006
10
The Cambridge History of the British Empire
But the annual reports of the various Administrations have noted the disturbing effects of upheavals such as the Rand strikes of 191 3-14 and 1922, and in later years Basutoland, which has long depended markedly on employment in the ...
Eric Anderson Walker, 1963

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BASUTOLAND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Basutoland is used in the context of the following news items.
1
South Africa: Simon Majakathata Phamotse
After completing his education at Lovedale he went back to Lesotho (then known as Basutoland) to take up a position as post master in ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
2
Remarkable Roger Casement Letter for sale in Auction #44 at …
... at Mount Rydal, Witsieshoek, on the border between the Orange Free State and Basutoland, and had been in South Africa in this connection. «Fine Books & Collections Magazine, Jul 15»
3
July 2015 Archives
... at Mount Rydal, Witsieshoek, on the border between the Orange Free State and Basutoland, and had been in South Africa in this connection. «Fine Books & Collections Magazine, Jul 15»
4
The Gaborone Village Graveyard
... Tumelo Maraisane, born in Kolonyama, Basutoland in 1906 who died in Gaborone on 31 July 1955. On the thin basis of this one gravestone, ... «Mmegi Online, May 15»
5
TODAY'S EDITORIAL COMMENT: South Africans deserve respect …
... buses and aeroplanes, spread over the whole of southern Africa - South Africa, Basutoland, Swaziland, South West Africa, Bechuanaland, ... «postzambia.com, May 15»
6
Tribalism, language and the national question in post-apartheid SA
Zulu is mainly spoken in Natal, Xhosa in the Eastern Cape, Sotho in Basutoland, and some parts of Free State, Tswana in Bechuanaland, ... «Politicsweb, Mar 15»
7
On this day: C of E ordained first female priests
1868: Britain annexed Basutoland, South Africa. 1889: England beat South Africa by eight wickets in the first cricket Test Match between the two ... «Scotsman, Mar 15»
8
Instability the real winner in Lesotho
Mixed into the election's stalemate result are the personalities of three erstwhile colleagues in the Basutoland Congress Party and the personal ... «News24, Mar 15»
9
Lesotho: A beginner's guide
... did the DC in 2012; all three organisations thus have their roots in the Basutoland Congress Party, which the LCD severed ties with in 2001. «Rand Daily Mail, Feb 15»
10
Prospects of Amalgamating the SADC and SACU Jephias Mapuva
... of the Union of South Africa (now the Republic of South Africa), Basutoland (now Lesotho), Swaziland and Bechuanaland (now Botswana). «Peace and Conflict Monitor, Feb 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Basutoland [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/basutoland>. Apr 2024 ».
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