SWAZILAND
Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language | Date: 1998
SWAZILAND. A country in southern Africa, between South Africa and Mozambique, and a member of the
COMMONWEALTH. Languages: Siswati or SiSwati (also known as Swazi, the Zulu form of the name) and English (both official). The Swazi occupied the territory in the early 19c, in competition with the Boers. Their autonomy was guaranteed by Britain, but the territory was administered by the Boer province of Transvaal until 1903, when it came under the British governor of Transvaal, then a province of the Union of South Africa. Independence was gained in 1968.
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