Rho·de·sia

(rō-dē′zhə)

1. A former region of south-central Africa north of the Limpopo River. The native kingdoms in the region were colonized by Cecil Rhodes's British South Africa Company in the 1890s. The region remained under British control until the 1960s, when northern and southern Rhodesia gained their independence as Zambia and Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe).

2. See Zimbabwe.

Rho·de′sian adj. & n.

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Rhodesia

(rəʊˈdiːʃə; -zɪə)

(Placename) a former name (1964–79) for Zimbabwe

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Rho•de•sia

(roʊˈdi ʒə)

n.

1. a historical region in S Africa that comprised the British territories of Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) and Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe).

2. a former name (1964–80) of Zimbabwe (def. 1).

Rho•de′sian, adj., n.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

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

Rhodésie

Rhodesia

[rəʊˈdiːʒə] N (Hist) → Rodesia f

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Rhodesia

[rəʊˈdiːʃə rəʊˈdiːʒə] n → Rhodésie f

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Rhodesia

n (Hist) → Rhodesien nt

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Rhodesia

[rəʊˈdiːʃə] n → la Rodesia

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"Oh, by the way, I heard of a rather good thing today, New Kleinfonteins; it's a gold mine in Rhodesia. If you'd like to have a flutter you might make a bit."

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As to you, sir, I trust that a bright future awaits you in Rhodesia. For once you have fallen low.

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Wessels, an author who served in the Rhodesian Light Infantry, and Scheepers, who served in the Special Air Service (SAS) of Rhodesia, relates Scheepers' experiences as a trooper in the SAS before being commissioned into the Rhodesian Light Infantry Commandos, where he was engaged in fireforce combat operations and was wounded 13 times during the Rhodesian War.

We Dared to Win

He was ordained to the mission field on June 11, 1958, in the church he grew up in - Croftfoot - in a service led by (no relation) who had been a missionary in Northern Rhodesia.

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