Southern Rhodesia
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Furmanovsky grew up in Southern Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, before moving to London at the age of 11, which she called a "traumatic change".
From BBC
The 75-year-old was born in Southern Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, and made Edinburgh his home after studying there.
From BBC
At the time of Elizabeth's first visit to Zimbabwe, the country was a British-ruled colony with some autonomy, known as Southern Rhodesia and with a white minority government.
From Reuters
I was living in a far corner of the British Empire, in Southern Rhodesia.
From Seattle Times
Southern Rhodesia became an international pariah after its white minority government headed by Ian Smith issued a unilateral declaration of independence from Britain in November 1965.
From Los Angeles Times
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