Definition of rhodesia Rhodesia
/ɹowdiˈʒʌ/ - [rowdeeshu] - Rho•de•sia
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What does rhodesia mean?
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| rhodesia - a landlocked republic in south central Africa formerly called Rhodesia; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1980 | ||
| Zimbabwe, Republic of Zimbabwe, Rhodesia, Southern Rhodesia | ||
| 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 | ||
| capital of zimbabwe, harare, salisbury the capital and largest city of Zimbabwe | ||
| bulawayo industrial city in southwestern Zimbabwe | ||
| victoria falls, victoria capital of the Canadian province of British Columbia on Vancouver Island | ||
| 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 | ||
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rhodesia
The common name of the erstwhile British colony of Southern Rhodesia between the renaming of Northern Rhodesia as Zambia in 1964 and the establishment of Zimbabwe-Rhodesia in 1979.
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Rhodesia was a colony of the United Kingdom. It is now called Zimbabwe.
It was named "Rhodesia" after Cecil Rhodes, the politician and businessman.
