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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Zim•bab•we (zim bäb′wā, -wē),USA pronunciation n. - Place NamesFormerly, Southern Rhodesia, Rhodesia. a republic in S Africa: a former British colony and part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland;
gained independence 1980. 11,423,175;
150,330 sq. mi. (389,362 sq. km). Cap.: Harare. - Archaeologythe site of stone ruins (Great Zimbabwe) discovered c1870 in Rhodesia, probably built by a Bantu people, consisting of three main groups of ruins, and dating between the 9th and 15th centuries a.d.
Zim•bab′we•an, adj., n. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Rho•de•sia (rō dē′zhə),USA pronunciation n. - Place Names(as Southern Rhodesia) a former British colony in S Africa: declared independence 1965;
name changed to Zimbabwe 1979. - Place Namesa historical region in S Africa that comprised the British territories of Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) and Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe).
Rho•de′sian, adj., n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Zimbabwe /zɪmˈbɑːbwɪ -weɪ/ n - a country in SE Africa, formerly a self-governing British colony founded in 1890 by the British South Africa Company, which administered the country until a self-governing colony was established in 1923; joined with Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) and Nyasaland (now Malawi) as the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland from 1953 to 1963; made a unilateral declaration of independence (UDI) under the leadership of Ian Smith in 1965 on the basis of White minority rule; proclaimed a republic in 1970; in 1976 the principle of Black majority rule was accepted and in 1978 a transitional government was set up; gained independence under Robert Mugabe in 1980; effectively a one-party state since 1987; a member of the Commonwealth until 2003, when it withdrew as a result of conflict with other members. Official language: English. Religion: Christian majority. Currency: Zimbabwe dollar. Capital: Harare. Pop: 12 932 000 (2004 est). Area: 390 624 sq km (150 820 sq miles)
Former names: (until 1964) Southern Rhodesia, (1964–79) Rhodesia
Also: Great Zimbabwe a ruined fortified settlement in Zimbabwe, which at its height, in the 15th century, was probably the capital of an empire covering SE Africa
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