Matabeleland

American

[mah-tuh-bee-lee-land] / ˌmɑ təˈbi liˌlænd /

noun

a region in Zimbabwe, formerly a province of Rhodesia, home to the Ndebele (Matabele).

Matabeleland British

/ ˌmætəˈbiːlɪˌlænd, -ˈbɛlɪ- /

noun

a region of W Zimbabwe, between the Rivers Limpopo and Zambezi, comprises three provinces, Matabeleland North, Matabeleland South, and Bulawayo: rich gold deposits. Chief town: Bulawayo. Area: 181 605 sq km (70 118 sq miles)

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Matabeleland

Among them was Read Sola, 64, one of more than 300 farmers now growing tobacco in the southern Matabeleland region, which historically is not tobacco country.

From Barron's ● May 15, 2026

Some have felt his comments glib given the deep wounds in Matabeleland, but an initiative to allow exhumations and reburials has been agreed.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2023

PER Lusulu Power plans to build the 2.1 GW Lusulu plant in Zimbabwe's western province of Matabeleland North.

From Reuters ● Mar. 30, 2022

When he was four, the family settled in Matabeleland, and here he still lives and works, teaching English at the Christian Brothers' College in Bulawayo.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 12, 2010

The daughter of the chief of some people near Kezi was one of the most beautiful girls in the whole of Matabeleland.

From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith

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