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Zimbabwean

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Zim·bab·we 1  (zm-bäbw, -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·we 2  (zm-bäbw, -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.

Zimbabwean [zɪmˈbɑːbwɪən -weɪən]
adj
(Placename) (Social Science / Peoples) of or relating to Zimbabwe or its inhabitants
n
(Social Science / Peoples) a native or inhabitant of Zimbabwe
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Zimbabwean - a native or inhabitant of Zimbabwe
Republic of Zimbabwe, Rhodesia, Southern Rhodesia, Zimbabwe - a landlocked republic in south central Africa formerly called Rhodesia; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1980
African - a native or inhabitant of Africa
Adj.1.Zimbabwean - of or relating to or characteristic of Zimbabwe or its people
Translations
Zimbabwean [zɪmˈbɑːbwɪən]
A. ADJzimbabuo
B. Nzimbabuo/a m/f

Zimbabwean [zɪmˈbɑːbweɪən zɪmˈbɑːbwiən]
adjzimbabwéen(ne)
nZimbabwéen(ne) m/f

Zimbabwean
nZimbabwer(in) m(f), → Simbabwer(in) m(f)

Zimbabwean [zɪmˈbɑːbwɪən] adjdello Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean [zɪmˈbɑːbwɪən] adjdello Zimbabwe

Zimbabwean دولة زيمبابوي, مواطن زيمبابوي Zimbabwan, zimbabwský zimbabwer, zimbabwisk Simbabwer, simbabwisch από τη Ζιμπάμπουε, κάτοικος της Ζιμπάμπουε zimbabuense zimbabwelainen Zimbabwéen Zimbabveanac, zimbabveanski abitante dello Zimbabwe, dello Zimbabwe ジンバブウェの, ジンバブウェ人 짐바브웨 사람, 짐바브웨의 Zimbabwaan, Zimbabwaans zimbabwer, zimbabwisk dotyczący Zimbabwe, mieszkaniec Zimbabwe zimbabuano зимбабвиец, зимбабвийский zimbabwisk เกี่ยวกับประเทศซิมบับเว, ชาวซิมบับเว Zimbabwe, Zimbabweli người Dim-ba-buê, thuộc Zim-ba-buê 津巴布韦人, 津巴布韦的


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