Eswatini en · PROPN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree Swazi Swati Swazi e- -ini Swazi eSwátinibor. English Eswatini Borrowed from Swazi eSwatini, the country's native name, declared to also be its official English name on April 19, 2018. Ultimately made of Mswati + e- -ini (“locative”), referring to Mswati II, the king who founded the country.
Meanings
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A country in Southern Africa, formerly called Swaziland. Official name: Kingdom of Eswatini. Capitals: Mbabane and Lobamba.
Governed by a monarch who has absolute power, Eswatini is one of four African countries that have struck a deal with the Trump administration to receive foreign deportees, along with Rwanda, South Sudan and Uganda.
2025 September 5, Kaanita Iyer, Priscilla Alvarez, “Trump administration plans to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Eswatini”, in CNN:In February, Mswati announced that he had recovered from Covid-19 after undergoing treatment “for a couple of days” with an undisclosed antiviral medication from Taiwan. Eswatini enjoys a blossoming diplomatic tie with Taiwan — currently the East Asian country’s only ally in Africa.
2021 June 29, Nimi Princewill and Stephanie Busari, “Officials deny King of Eswatini – Africa’s lone absolute monarch – has fled”, in CNN:Taiwan's ambassador to the Kingdom of Eswatini, Jeremy Liang (梁洪昇), told the paper that he had just been informed of the situation and that "the matter was being looked into." Liang said he had helped the students process their applications to the university and had not been aware of the conditions of the workplace they were to be assigned to.
2020 May 21, Keoni Everington, “Over 40 Eswatini students duped into skinning chickens in W. Taiwan”, in Taiwan News, archived from the original on 25 May 2020, Society:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| eSwatini | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Descendants
Synonyms
Swaziland · Kingdom of Eswatini · Kingdom of Swaziland · Kingdom of eSwatini
Translations (57)
ban Eswatini (country in Southern Africa — see also Swaziland) · sw Eswatini (country in Southern Africa — see also Swaziland) · it eSwatini (country in Southern Africa — see also Swaziland) · os Эсватини (country in Southern Africa — see also Swaziland) · vi E-soa-ti-ni (country in Southern Africa — see also Swaziland) · vi Ê-xoa-ti-ni (country in Southern Africa — see also Swaziland) · my အဲ့စ်ဝါတီးနီ (country in Southern Africa — see also Swaziland) · ru Эсвати́ни (country in Southern Africa — see also Swaziland) · hy Էսվատինի (country in Southern Africa — see also Swaziland) · jv Éswatini (country in Southern Africa — see also Swaziland) · mi Ehiwatini (country in Southern Africa — see also Swaziland) · fr eSwatini (country in Southern Africa — see also Swaziland) · ce Эсватини (country in Southern Africa — see also Swaziland) · ar إِسْوَاتِينِي (country in Southern Africa — see also Swaziland) · fr Eswatini (country in Southern Africa — see also Swaziland) · ms Eswatini (country in Southern Africa — see also Swaziland) · hi इस्वातिनी (country in Southern Africa — see also Swaziland) · lt Esvatinis (country in Southern Africa — see also Swaziland) · nn Eswatini (country in Southern Africa — see also Swaziland) · bn ইসোয়াতিনি (country in Southern Africa — see also Swaziland) · nb Eswatini (country in Southern Africa — see also Swaziland) · pt Essuatíni (country in Southern Africa — see also Swaziland) · ss eSwatini (country in Southern Africa — see also Swaziland) · ta எஸ்வாத்தினி (country in Southern Africa — see also Swaziland) · el Εσουατίνι (country in Southern Africa — see also Swaziland) · bg Есвати́ни (country in Southern Africa — see also Swaziland) · th เอสวาตีนี (country in Southern Africa — see also Swaziland) · sah Эсватини (country in Southern Africa — see also Swaziland) · mr एस्वातिनी (country in Southern Africa — see also Swaziland) · id Eswatini (country in Southern Africa — see also Swaziland) · az Esvatini (country in Southern Africa — see also Swaziland) · af Eswatini (country in Southern Africa — see also Swaziland) · mk Есватини (country in Southern Africa — see also Swaziland) · sh Esvatini (country in Southern Africa — see also Swaziland) · eo Esvatinio (country in Southern Africa — see also Swaziland) · ka ესვატინი (country in Southern Africa — see also Swaziland) · lv Svatini (country in Southern Africa — see also Swaziland) · de Eswatini (country in Southern Africa — see also Swaziland) · wal Isiwaatiinii (country in Southern Africa — see also Swaziland) · am ኤስዋቲኒ (country in Southern Africa — see also Swaziland) · uk Есваті́ні (country in Southern Africa — see also Swaziland) · cy Eswatini (country in Southern Africa — see also Swaziland) · cmn 史瓦帝尼 (country in Southern Africa — see also Swaziland) · ta எசுவாத்தினி (country in Southern Africa — see also Swaziland) · ko 에스와티니 (country in Southern Africa — see also Swaziland) · ms ايسواتيني (country in Southern Africa — see also Swaziland) · tr Esvatini (country in Southern Africa — see also Swaziland) · aii ܐܹܣܘܵܬܝܼܢܝܼ (country in Southern Africa — see also Swaziland) · vi Ét-xoa-ti-ni (country in Southern Africa — see also Swaziland) · bew Èswatini (country in Southern Africa — see also Swaziland) · su Éswatini (country in Southern Africa — see also Swaziland) · ja エスワティニ (country in Southern Africa — see also Swaziland) · es Esuatini (country in Southern Africa — see also Swaziland) · ro Eswatini (country in Southern Africa — see also Swaziland) · mt Eswatini (country in Southern Africa — see also Swaziland) · fi Eswatini (country in Southern Africa — see also Swaziland) · ast Suazilandia (country in Southern Africa — see also Swaziland)