Rhodesia

[ roh-dee-zhuh ]

/ roʊˈdi ʒə /

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noun

(as Southern Rhodesia ) a former British colony in southern Africa: declared independence 1965; name changed to Zimbabwe 1979.

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

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OTHER WORDS FROM Rhodesia

Rho·de·sian, adjective, noun

Words nearby Rhodesia

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How to use Rhodesia in a sentence

Back in 1934, nine immigrant men formed the Young Merchants Cricket Club in the city of Salisbury in Southern Rhodesia.
How the history of Zimbabwe played out on the country’s cricket fields|Trishula Patel|July 19, 2021|Quartz
He was born in the country, which was a British colony called Northern Rhodesia at the time, but his parents were not.
Democratic Africa Gets Its First White Leader|Nico Hines|October 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He sought out the remnants of Siam in Thailand, and Rhodesia in Zimbabwe, and Leningrad in St. Petersburg.
Discovering Underground Labyrinths, Remote Cities, and More of the World’s Lost Places|Nina Strochlic|July 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Fischer was born in Rhodesia and doesn't need lectures about colonial over-reach.
Fischer King Departs|Bernard Avishai|January 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST

It followed that very few horses were crossed over at all, and that these animals in North-Western Rhodesia were at a premium.
South African Memories|Lady Sarah Wilson
Apuleni's father had been working in a mine in Southern Rhodesia.
South and South Central Africa|H. Frances Davidson
He, with a number of other boys, went to Southern Rhodesia to work on a farm.
South and South Central Africa|H. Frances Davidson
It had been his request to be buried in Rhodesia, the country that bore his name.
South and South Central Africa|H. Frances Davidson
He had been in Rhodesia, poking about in some ancient ruins there, and—oh, my garden flower!
Poppy|Cynthia Stockley

British Dictionary definitions for Rhodesia

Rhodesia

/ (rəʊˈdiːʃə, -zɪə) /

noun

a former name (1964–79) for Zimbabwe

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Cultural definitions for Rhodesia

Rhodesia

[ (roh-dee-zhuh) ]

Former name of Zimbabwe, a nation in southeastern Africa.

notes for Rhodesia

Rhodesia was named for Cecil Rhodes, the English industrialist whose British South Africa Company colonized the region at the end of the nineteenth century. He also founded the Rhodes Scholarships for study at Oxford University.