Basutoland

Translation of "basutoland" into Russian

Proper noun

basutoland

Basutoland

Historical place-name; functions exclusively as a proper noun.

Basutoland was a British Crown colony established in the 19th century.

Басутоленд был колонией Британской короны, основанной в 19 веке.

Proper noun

A historical name for the present-day country of Lesotho, located in Southern Africa.

Basutoland was a British Crown colony before gaining independence and becoming Lesotho in 1966.