English Explanatory Dictionary

Rhodesia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A former country in Southern Africa, in what is now Zimbabwe, originally called Southern Rhodesia, named after its founder, Cecil Rhodes.
  2. A historical region of Southern Africa, the area now occupied by Zimbabwe and Zambia.
name
  1. A village and civil parish in Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK5680).

Pronunciation

/ɹəʊˈdiːʃə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Rhodesia.wav /ɹoʊˈdiːʒə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Knabrupt-Rhodesia.wav

Word forms

Rhodesia

Etymology

From Rhodes + -ia, after Cecil Rhodes, director of the British South Africa Company.

Derived words

North-Eastern Rhodesia Northern Rhodesia North-Western Rhodesia Rhodesian Rhodesiana Southern Rhodesia
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