Southern Rhodesia
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Southern Rhodesia
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Named after British colonizer Cecil Rhodes.
proper noun
- A former colony of the United Kingdom; a name used to refer to the area now called Zimbabwe, officially introduced in 1901. A self-governing colony of Britain from 1923, its government began to refer to itself simply as Rhodesia in 1964, when Northern Rhodesia became Zambia. The name Zimbabwe was adopted in 1980.
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name former name of what is now Zimbabwe
| Español | Rodesia del Sur |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 남로디지아 Namnodijia |
| 日本語 | 南ローデシア Minami Rōdeshia |
| 中文 | 南羅得西亞 /南罗得西亚 Nán Luódéxīyà |
| Português | Rodésia do Sul |
| Français | Rhodésie du Sud |
| Deutsch | Südrhodesien |
| Русский | Ю́жная Роде́зия Júžnaja Rodɛ́zija |
Talk about this word "Southern Rhodesia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/southern%20rhodesia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Southern Rhodesia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/southern%20rhodesia "Southern Rhodesia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/southern%20rhodesia.Cite this
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title = {Southern Rhodesia},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/southern%20rhodesia},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
