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Basutoland

/bəˈsutəʊˌlænd/ · name

Meaning

  1. A former colony of the United Kingdom in Africa, now Lesotho.

Etymology / origin

Etymology tree English Basuto Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Germanic *landą Proto-West Germanic *land Old English land Middle English lond English land English -land English Basutoland From Basuto + -land.

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