Rhodesia
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Rhodesia¹
- /ɹəʊˈdiːʃə/ UK
- /ɹoʊˈdiːʒə/ US
Where it comes from
From Rhodes + -ia, after Cecil Rhodes, director of the British South Africa Company.
proper noun
- A former country in Southern Africa, in what is now Zimbabwe, originally called Southern Rhodesia, named after its founder, Cecil Rhodes. If you did that in Rhodesia, you could be punished with many years in prison.
- A historical region of Southern Africa, the area now occupied by Zimbabwe and Zambia.
Rhodesia²
Where it comes from
Named after G. Preston Rhodes, chairman of a colliery company.
proper noun
- A village and civil parish in Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK5680).
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: southern rhodesia, zimbabwe, zambia, nyasaland, northern rhodesia, zambezia, mashonaland, matabeleland, swaziland, frontline state, south africa, southern africa, zululand, south-west africa
Translations
Talk about this word "Rhodesia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rhodesia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Rhodesia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/rhodesia "Rhodesia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/rhodesia.Cite this
@misc{rhodesia_2026,
title = {Rhodesia},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rhodesia},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
