Gaborone
English edit
Etymology edit
Named after chief Gaborone. The name itself apparently derives from Tswana [Term?] (“it does not fit badly”), from the verb rona (“to be unsuitable”).
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Proper noun edit
Gaborone
- The capital city of Botswana.
Translations edit
capital of Botswana
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Afrikaans edit
Proper noun edit
Gaborone
- Gaborone (the capital city of Botswana)
Czech edit
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Gaborone n (indeclinable, related adjective gaboronský)
- Gaborone (the capital city of Botswana)
Further reading edit
- Gaborone in Internetová jazyková příručka
Portuguese edit
Proper noun edit
Gaborone
- Gaborone (the capital city of Botswana)
Slovak edit
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Gaborone n
References edit
- “Gaborone”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
Spanish edit
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Gaborone ?
- Gaborone (the capital city of Botswana)
Tswana edit
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Gaborone
- Gaborone (the capital city of Botswana)