Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland

[ fed-uh-rey-shuhnuhv roh-dee-zhuhuhn nyah-suh-land, nahy-as-uh-land ]

noun
  1. a former grouping of British territories in southern Africa for administrative purposes (1953–63): composed of Southern and Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland.

  • Also called Cen·tral Af·ri·can Fed·er·a·tion.

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Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland

noun
  1. a federation (1953–63) of Northern Rhodesia, Southern Rhodesia, and Nyasaland

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