Zambezi

American  

[zam-bee-zee] / zæmˈbi zi /

noun

1. a river in S Africa, flowing S and W from Zambia through E Angola and Zambia and then E along the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe into and through central Mozambique to the Indian Ocean. 1,650 miles (2,657 km) long.

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Zambezi British  

/ zæmˈbiːzɪ /

noun

1. a river in S central and E Africa, rising in NW Zambia and flowing across E Angola back into Zambia, continuing south to the Caprivi Strip of Namibia, then east forming the Zambia–Zimbabwe border, and finally crossing Mozambique to the Indian Ocean: the fourth longest river in Africa. Length: 2740 km (1700 miles)

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• Zambezian
  adjective

Example Sentences

He had just traveled from the Zambezi River in Zambia, where he had filmed a segment for the April 4, 1982, episode of ABC’s “The American Sportsman.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2023

Great Zimbabwe was an advanced trade-based civilization established by Bantu speakers between the Limpopo and Zambezi Rivers in the south-central African interior.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Similar scenes are playing out in neighboring Zambia, which also depends on the struggling Kariba hydropower station on the Zambezi River for electricity.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 7, 2023

Last season explored the Amazon, the Nile and the Mississippi rivers — this year the series dives into the exploration of the Zambezi, Danube and Yukon.

From New York Times • Sep. 26, 2022

That year, a group of MK soldiers who had been training in Tanzania and Zambia crossed the Zambezi River into Rhodesia with the intention of making their way home.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela