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PRONUNCIATION OF BOPHUTHATSWANA

Bophuthatswana  [ˌbəʊpuːtɑːtˈswɑːnə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BOPHUTHATSWANA

noun
adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bophuthatswana 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 BOPHUTHATSWANA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Bophuthatswana

Bophuthatswana

Bophuthatswana, officially the Republic of Bophuthatswana, was a bantustan and nominal parliamentary democracy in the northwestern region of South Africa. Its seat of government was Mmabatho. Historically, Bophuthatswana's significance is twofold: it was the first area to be declared an independent state whose territory constituted a scattered patchwork of individual enclaves, and during its last days of existence, events taking place within its borders led to the weakening and split of right-winged Afrikaner resistance towards democratizing South Africa. In 1994, it was reintegrated into South Africa, and its territory was distributed among the new provinces of the Orange Free State, Northern Cape, and North West Province.

Definition of Bophuthatswana in the English dictionary

The definition of Bophuthatswana in the dictionary is a Bantu homeland in N South Africa: consisted of six separate areas; declared independent by South Africa in 1977 although this was not internationally recognized; abolished in 1993. Capital: Mmabatho.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BOPHUTHATSWANA


Americana
əˌmɛrɪˈkɑːnə
antimarijuana
ˌæntɪˌmærɪˈwɑːnə
banana
bəˈnɑːnə
Bechuana
bɛˈtʃwɑːnə
Botswana
bʊˈtʃwɑːnə
bwana
ˈbwɑːnə
Ghana
ˈɡɑːnə
Gondwana
ɡɒndˈwɑːnə
iguana
ɪˈɡwɑːnə
Juliana
ˌdʒʊlɪˈɑːnə
Kingwana
kɪŋˈwɑːnə
lana
ˈlɑːnə
mana
ˈmɑːnə
marihuana
ˌmærɪˈhwɑːnə
marijuana
ˌmærɪˈhwɑːnə
nana
ˈnɑːnə
Naxuana
ˌnækˈswɑːnə
nirvana
nɪəˈvɑːnə
Tijuana
tiːˈwɑːnə
Tswana
ˈtswɑːnə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BOPHUTHATSWANA

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WORDS THAT END LIKE BOPHUTHATSWANA

Adana
Africana
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bandana
campana
Cana
Dana
Diana
French Guiana
Guiana
Guyana
Habana
Havana
Indiana
kana
Ljubljana
Louisiana
Montana
rana
Toscana

Synonyms and antonyms of Bophuthatswana in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Bophuthatswana» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BOPHUTHATSWANA

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

Translator English - Chinese

博普塔茨
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Bofuzatsuana
570 millions of speakers

English

Bophuthatswana
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Bophuthatswana
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

بوفوثاتسوانا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Bophuthatswana
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bophuthatswana
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Bophuthatswana
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Bophuthatswana
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bophuthatswana
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

bophuthatswana
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Bophuthatswana
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Bophuthatswana
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bophuthatswana
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Bophuthatswana
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Bophuthatswana
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बफुटत्त्सवाना
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bophuthats- wana
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Bophuthatswana
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Bophuthatswana
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Bophuthatswana
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Bophuthatswana
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Bophuthatswana
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Bophuthatswana
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Bophuthatswana
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Bophuthatswana
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Bophuthatswana

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BOPHUTHATSWANA»

The term «Bophuthatswana» is normally little used and occupies the 114.495 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BOPHUTHATSWANA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Bophuthatswana» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Bophuthatswana» 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 Bophuthatswana

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOPHUTHATSWANA»

Discover the use of Bophuthatswana in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Bophuthatswana and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Road to Democracy in South Africa: 1970-1980
divided into 12 magisterial districts. The second important date was 1977 when Bophuthatswana became 'independent' through the Republic of Bophuthatswana Act. These two pieces of legislation, however, belie a complex and multi-layered  ...
‎2004
2
The Cold Choice: Pictures of a South African Reality
Its origin goes back to the granting of Bophuthatswana independence on 6 December 1977. The Tswana homeland of Bophuthatswana is probably the most fragmented homeland in South Africa, its pieces being scattered about the Transvaal, ...
Struan Robertson, 1991
3
Contemporary Society: Social concern
relations between Bophuthatswana and other Bantustans in South Africa. The BNP won 20 of the 24 seats, while urban voters inside and outside Bophuthatswana largely supported the SP (cf. Butler, Rotberg and Adams 1978: 50-55, Olivier ...
Georg Pfeffer, Deepak Kumar Behera, 1997
4
The Black Homelands of South Africa: The Political and ...
The Political and Economic Development of Bophuthatswana and KwaZulu Jeffrey Butler, Robert I. Rotberg, John Adams. Bantu Trust: and mineral rights, 15, 215; creating townships, 134; homeland capital formation, 142; funds for ...
Jeffrey Butler, Robert I. Rotberg, John Adams, 1978
5
Transition from Illegal Regimes under International Law
In September 1993, the Bophuthatswana government gave formal notice to the MPNF that it would not allow the operation in its territory of the Transitional Executive Council (TEC) – the South African body charged with administering South ...
Yaël Ronen, 2011
6
Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African ...
Bophuthatswana was granted self-governing status in 1972. Five years later Bophuthatswana became the second of the bantustans to achieve so-called independence. In theory, independent bantustans were given complete control over their ...
Kwame Anthony Appiah, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., 2005
7
The Last Frontier War: Braklaagte and the Battle for Land ...
Bophuthatswana authorities and that way, they could possibly incite the tranquil community of Zeerust. The chairman of the Local Coordinating Centre suggested the possibility that the trouble makers could be arrested and extradited to ...
Jacobus Adriaan Du Pisani, 2010
8
Environment, Power, and Injustice: A South African History
THE GREAT BOPHUTHATSWANA DONKEY MASSACRE If Bantustans were to pass as modern nation states, as the policy of Separate Development stipulated they must be, they could not be governed only through tribal structures. And so ...
Nancy J. Jacobs, 2003
9
Starring Mandela and Cosby: Media and the End(s) of Apartheid
of the men reportedly watched the scene from their living room without previous knowledge that their husband and father had even gone to Bophuthatswana to fight for the AWB. Throughout the transition period, the threat of armed resistance  ...
Ron Krabill, 2010
10
The Unspoken Alliance: Israel's Secret Relationship with ...
Lucas Mangope, Bophuthatswana's “president,” visited Israel for the first time in 1981. Mangope was widely considered a puppet and a joke in South Africa; but in Israel, he was taken seriously and met with luminaries such as General Moshe  ...
Sasha Polakow-Suransky, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOPHUTHATSWANA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Bophuthatswana is used in the context of the following news items.
1
An Nkandla homestead misunderstood
Those who still have homes from former Bophuthatswana, Transkei, Venda, Kwa Zulu are better and lucky. I am referring to those in the rurals ... «News24, Jun 15»
2
Dispossession is not land reform
The platinum belt is in the former Bophuthatswana and Lebowa. Rich deposits of iron, coal and titanium have been discovered elsewhere. «News24, Jun 15»
3
Tennis champion Bob Hewitt sentenced to six years in prison
... in 1980 when Hewitt raped her during a tennis trip to the Sun City resort in the former republic of Bophuthatswana, now part of South Africa. «Boston Globe, May 15»
4
Maimane will show ANC flames
My father, landless and jobless, came from the former Bophuthatswana in the 1960s to settle in Kagiso on the West Rand.” This background ... «News24, May 15»
5
Affirmative action must go if South Africa is to flourish
I grew up in Bophuthatswana and experienced first-hand the results of racial segregation. Due to apartheid, my parents had to travel to ... «Times LIVE, May 15»
6
Herman Mashaba: Solidarity Shadow Report
I grew up in the black homeland of Bophuthatswana and experienced first-hand the results of racial segregation. Due to the apartheid policies, ... «BizNews, May 15»
7
Mmusi Maimane Elected DA Leader – Quotes Nadine Gordimer …
My father, landless and jobless, came from the former Bophuthatswana in the 1960s to settle in Kagiso on the West Rand. My parents worked ... «Books LIVE, May 15»
8
Wealth of knowledge lost in death
... he was born on 10 January 1914 in Thaba Nchu, now part of the Mangaung Metro (formerly a town which was then under Bophuthatswana). «News24, May 15»
9
Ethiopia: LIFT UP YOUR HEADS ETHIOPIANS: YOU ARE THE …
... QwaQwa (South Sotho), Bophuthatswana (Tswana), KwaZulu (Zulu), KaNgwane (Swazi), Transkei and Ciskei (Xhosa), Gazankulu (Tsonga), ... «Nazret.com, May 15»
10
Maureen Nkandu: Zambia's media colossus
Maureen has indubitably, had a distinguished career straddling approximately three decades from ZNBC and later to BOP (Bophuthatswana) ... «Zambia Daily Mail, Apr 15»

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