Ma·ta·be·le·land (mä t -b l  -l nd, -tä-) A former province of Rhodesia, between the Limpopo and Zambezi rivers. Inhabited by the Ndebele after 1827, it came under the control of the British South Africa Company in 1889. The area is now divided into the two provinces of Matabeleland North and Matabeleland South, in southern Zimbabwe. |
Matabeleland [ˌmætəˈbiːlɪˌlænd -ˈbɛlɪ-]
n
(Placename) a region of W Zimbabwe, between the Rivers Limpopo and Zambezi, comprises three provinces, Matabeleland North, Matabeleland South, and Bulawayo: rich gold deposits. Chief town: Bulawayo. Area: 181 605 sq. km (70 118 sq. miles)
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