Basutoland vs Kingdom of Lesotho

Basutoland and Kingdom of Lesotho both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Basutoland	Yes	No	No	No
Kingdom of Lesotho	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Basutoland and Kingdom of Lesotho are synonyms defined as:

Basutoland and Kingdom of Lesotho: a landlocked constitutional monarchy in southern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1966

Other synonyms of Basutoland include Lesotho.

Basutoland (noun)	Kingdom of Lesotho (noun)
a landlocked constitutional monarchy in southern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1966	a landlocked constitutional monarchy in southern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1966