Rho·de·sia (r -d  zh )1. A region of south-central Africa south of what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo and comprising modern-day Zambia and Zimbabwe. Probably inhabited since ancient times, it was formerly administered by the British South Africa Company. 2. See Zimbabwe2. Rho·de sian adj. & n. |
Rhodesia [rəʊˈdiːʃə -zɪə]
n
(Placename) a former name (1964-79) for Zimbabwe
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| Noun | 1. |  Rhodesia - a landlocked republic in south central Africa formerly called Rhodesia; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1980Bulawayo - 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 |
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