Rhodesia
[roh-dee-zhuh]
- (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).
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Examples from the Web for rhodesia
Contemporary Examples
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 PlacesNina Strochlic
July 8, 2014
Fischer was born in Rhodesia and doesn't need lectures about colonial over-reach.
Historical Examples
Afterwards I went into Rhodesia, and incidentally made money.
The AvengerE. Phillips Oppenheim
I went up to Rhodesia, and of course I had the devil's luck.
The AvengerE. Phillips Oppenheim
As to you, sir, I trust that a bright future awaits you in Rhodesia.
The Return of Sherlock HolmesArthur Conan Doyle
What, in the name of fortune, is the good of going to Rhodesia?
The RhodesianGertrude Page
I have met people from Rhodesia, and they dress quite ordinarily.
The RhodesianGertrude Page
Rhodesia
- a former name (1964–79) for Zimbabwe
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Rhodesia
[(roh-dee-zhuh)]
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.
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