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Swaziland

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English

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Etymology

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Etymology tree
English Swazi
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 Swaziland

    From Swazi + -land.

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    Proper noun

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    Swaziland

    2. (historical) Former name of Eswatini: a country in Southern Africa; used until 2018.
      • 2017 January 11, “Why music celebrities in Swaziland have day jobs”, in CNN‎[1]:
        “I don’t think we’ve quite found it yet,” she adds, “but definitely Swaziland is buzzing with new material.”

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    Descendants

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    • → Japanese: スワジランド (Suwajirando)

    Translations

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    attributive form - relating to Swaziland

    See also

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    countries in Africa (appendix)edit

    Afrikaans

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    Proper noun

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    Swaziland

    1. (historical) Swaziland (former name of Eswatini: a country in Southern Africa; used until 2018)

    Italian

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    Etymology

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    Internationalism.

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    Swaziland m

    1. (historical) Swaziland (former name of Eswatini: a country in Southern Africa; used until 2018)
      Synonym: (current name) eSwatini

    Norwegian Bokmål

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    Etymology

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    Internationalism, based on English Swaziland, from Swazi (“Swazi”) +‎ land (“country, territory”). English Swazi is ultimately from Swazi Mswati, the regnal name of Mswati II, after whom the Swazi people came to be named.

    The English ethnonym may have been transmitted through a neighbouring Nguni form such as Zulu iSwazi. Mswati II greatly expanded and consolidated the kingdom during the nineteenth century. The deeper etymology of the personal name Mswati is uncertain.

    Compare Norwegian Nynorsk Swaziland, Danish Swaziland, Swedish Swaziland, German Swasiland and English Swaziland.

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    Swaziland

    1. (historical) Swaziland, the former name of Eswatini, used until 19 April 2018.
      • 1971, Dagen, number 240, page 1, column 2:
        arrangere en «gi-en-dag»-aksjon til inntekt for skolebygning i Swaziland
        to organize a “give-a-day” campaign to raise funds for a school building in Swaziland
      • 2008 October 29, Østlandets Blad:
        inntektene fra arrangementet skal utelukkende gå til barn i fadderbyen Mbabane i Swaziland
        the proceeds from the event are to go exclusively to children in the partner city of Mbabane in Swaziland

    Usage notes

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    • Until 19 April 2018, the Norwegian short name of the country was Swaziland, with the full state name Kongeriket Swaziland. The corresponding current names are Eswatini and Kongeriket Eswatini.
    • Swaziland is now historical, but remains appropriate when referring to the country before the name change.

    Derived terms

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    • Eswatini (“current name”)
    • swazi (“member of the Swazi ethnic group”)

    See also

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    countries in Africa: land i Afrika (appendix)edit

    References

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    Norwegian Nynorsk

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    Proper noun

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    Swaziland

    1. (historical) Swaziland (former name of Eswatini: a country in Southern Africa; used until 2018)
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    Swahili

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    Proper noun

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    Swaziland

    1. (historical) Swaziland (former name of Eswatini: a country in Southern Africa; used until 2018)

    See also

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    countries in Africa: nchi za Afrika (appendix)edit

    Swedish

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    Proper noun

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    Swaziland n (genitive Swazilands)

    1. (historical) Swaziland (former name of Eswatini: a country in Southern Africa; used until 2018)

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    See also

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    countries in Africa: Afrikas länder (appendix)edit

    Further reading

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