Rhodesia

Rho·de·sia

R0223700 (rō-dē′zhə)1. A former region of south-central Africa north of the Limpopo River. The native kingdoms in the region were colonized by Cecil Rhodes's British South Africa Company in the 1890s. The region remained under British control until the 1960s, when northern and southern Rhodesia gained their independence as Zambia and Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe).2. See Zimbabwe.

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Rho·de′sian adj. & n.

Rhodesia

(rəʊˈdiːʃə; -zɪə) n (Placename) a former name (1964–79) for Zimbabwe

Rho•de•sia

(roʊˈdi ʒə)

n. 1. a historical region in S Africa that comprised the British territories of Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) and Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). 2. a former name (1964–80) of Zimbabwe (def. 1). Rho•de′sian, adj., n.

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Rhodesia - a landlocked republic in south central Africa formerly called Rhodesia; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1980Republic of Zimbabwe, Southern Rhodesia, Zimbabwecapital of Zimbabwe, Harare, Salisbury - the capital and largest city of ZimbabweBulawayo - industrial city in southwestern ZimbabweAfrica - the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian OceanVictoria Falls, Victoria - a waterfall in the Zambezi River on the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia; diminishes seasonallyZambezi, Zambezi River - an African river; flows into the Indian OceanCewa, Chewa, Chichewa - a member of the Bantu-speaking people of Malawi and eastern Zambia and northern ZimbabweZimbabwean - a native or inhabitant of Zimbabwe

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