Rhodesia

[ roh-dee-zhuh ]

/ roʊˈdi ʒə /

noun

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

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

Related formsRho·de·sian, adjective, noun

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Examples from the Web for rhodesia

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 is also as certain that Rhodesia cannot hope to compete with the Transvaal under present conditions.
Through South Africa|Henry M. Stanley
He returned to Rhodesia in time to take part in the second Matabele rebellion.
Real Soldiers of Fortune|Richard Harding Davis

Probably he could still go away on the morrow, and once away, Rhodesia would take him to her heart again.
The Rhodesian|Gertrude Page
That he should take them into the wilds of Rhodesia instead had certainly been the very last thought in his mind.
The Rhodesian|Gertrude Page
That simple fact means a great deal, and shows an enormous disadvantage to Rhodesia.
Through South Africa|Henry M. Stanley

British Dictionary definitions for rhodesia

Rhodesia

/ (rəʊˈdiːʃə, -zɪə) /

noun

a former name (1964–79) for Zimbabwe

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Culture definitions for rhodesia

Rhodesia

[ (roh-dee-zhuh) ]

Former name of Zimbabwe, a nation in southeastern Africa.

Note

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.