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Matabeleland

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

noun

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


Matabeleland British  
/ ˌmætəˈbiːlɪˌlænd, -ˈbɛlɪ- /

noun

  1. 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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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

The poem first appeared in Eppel's 1995 collection, Sonata for Matabeleland, a book whose very title signals cross-cultural transaction – a fertile but uneasy seed-bed.

From The Guardian • Jul. 12, 2010

I come from Matabeleland and the translator thought I spoke the same language as they do across the border in South Africa.

From The Guardian • Jul. 6, 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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