Pronunciation: ˌ bech- ' wä-n ə - ˌ land, ˌ be-ch ə -
Function: geographical name
1 region S Africa N of Orange River & including Kalahari Desert & Okavango Swamps
2 ― see BOTSWANA
3 or British Bechuanaland former Brit. colony in the region S of the Molopo; became part of Union of South Africa 1895
– Bech · u · a · na \ ˌ bech- ' wä-n ə , ˌ be-ch ə - \ adjective or noun