Lesotho vs Basutoland

Lesotho and Basutoland both are nouns.

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

As nouns, Lesotho and Basutoland are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of Lesotho include Kingdom of Lesotho.

Lesotho (noun)	Basutoland (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