The country’s name, Botswana, means “Land of the Tswana,” which refers to the main ethnic group in the country. Botswana’s Constitution describes the nation as having a uniform Tswana population. The word “Batswana” was first used to describe the Tswana people and is now commonly used to refer to all citizens of Botswana.
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The name Angola comes from the Portuguese colonial name Reino de Angola, which was first used in a document from 1571 created by Paulo Dias de Novais. The Portuguese took the name Angola from the word “ngola,” which was a title used by the kings of Ndongo and Matamba. Ndongo was located in the highlands between the Kwanza and Lucala rivers.