(bəˈsuːtuːˈkwɑːkwə; -ˈsəʊtəʊ-) n (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (formerly) a Bantustan in South Africa, in the Orange Free State; the only Bantustan without exclaves: abolished in 1993. Also called: Qwaqwa Former name (until 1972): Basotho-Ba-Borwa