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Zim·bab·we¹ (z

m-bäb

, -w

) also Great Zimbabwe

A ruined city of southeast Zimbabwe south of Harare. First occupied by Iron Age peoples in the third century a.d., it was rediscovered c. 1870 and is believed by some to be the site of King Solomon's mines.

Zim·bab·we² (z

m-bäb

, -w

)

A country of southern Africa. Various Bantu peoples migrated into the area during the first millennium, displacing the earlier San inhabitants. European colonization began in 1889 under the British South Africa Company founded by Cecil Rhodes, and in 1923 it became the self-governing British colony of Southern Rhodesia (often just Rhodesia), which formed part of the colonial federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland from 1953 to 1963. Rhodesia declared itself independent in 1965, although independence was not formally granted by Great Britain until 1980. Harare is the capital and the largest city. Population: 12,300,000.

Zim·babwe·an adj. & n.

Zimbabwe [zɪmˈbɑːbwɪ -weɪ]

1. (Placename) 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 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. Official language: English. Religion: Christian majority. Currency: Zimbabwe dollar. Capital: Harare. Pop: 11 365 000 (2001 est.). Area: 390 624 sq. km (150 820 sq. miles) Former names Southern Rhodesia (until 1964) Rhodesia (1964-79)

2. (Social Science / Archaeology) (Placename) 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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Noun

Zimbabwe - a landlocked republic in south central Africa formerly called Rhodesia; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1980

Republic of Zimbabwe, Rhodesia, Southern Rhodesia

capital of Zimbabwe, Harare, Salisbury - the capital and largest city of Zimbabwe

Bulawayo - industrial city in southwestern Zimbabwe

Africa - 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 Ocean

Victoria Falls, Victoria - a waterfall in the Zambezi River on the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia; diminishes seasonally

Zambezi, Zambezi River - an African river; flows into the Indian Ocean

Cewa, Chewa, Chichewa - a member of the Bantu-speaking people of Malawi and eastern Zambia and northern Zimbabwe

Zimbabwean - a native or inhabitant of Zimbabwe

Translations

Zimbabwe [zɪmˈbɑːbwɪ] N → Zimbabue m

Zimbabwe [zɪmˈbɑːbweɪ zɪmˈbɑːbwi] n → Zimbabwe m
in Zimbabwe → au Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe

n → Simbabwe nt, → Zimbabwe nt

Zimbabwe [zɪmˈbɑːbwɪ] n → lo Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe → زيمبابوي Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Simbabwe Ζιμπάμπουε Zimbabue Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Zimbabve Zimbabwe ジンバブウェ 짐바브웨 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Zimbabué, Zimbábue Зимбабве Zimbabwe ประเทศซิมบับเว Zimbabwe nước Dim-ba-buê 津巴布韦

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capital of Zimbabwe
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Northern Rhodesia
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From Rhodesia to the Mugabe years 1922 The British South Africa Company ends rule of Southern Rhodesia and white minority rule begins.

Mugabe is now poised to sign his own political death warrant by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk

In 1923, the settler economy of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) was faced with two options, one of which, "global integration" was favoured by Cecil John Rhodes' British South Africa Company (BSA Co.

Rhodesian rump capital vs African liberation: Dr Tafataona Mahoso, ... by Mahoso, Tafataona / New African

LATE 19th CENTURY: British South Africa Company under Cecil Rhodes annex tribal areas.

RACISM, TORTURE, MURDER AND BARBARISM BEYOND BELIEF: CENTURY OF A ... by The Mirror (London, England)

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