Rhodesia

Rho·de·sia  (r-dzh)

1. A region of south-central Africa south of Congo (formerly Zaire) 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.

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Rho·desian adj. & n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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

Rhodesia [rəuˈdiːʒə] n → Rhodésie f

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Rhodesia [rəuˈdiːʒə] (formerly) n (Geog) → Rhodesien nt

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Rhodesia [rəuˈdiːʒə] n → Rhodesia