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Zimbabwe¹
- /zɪmˈbɑːbweɪ/ UK
- /zɪmˈbɑːbwɛj/ British, Southern, Standard
- /zɪmˈbɑbweɪ/ US
- /zɪmˈbɐːbwæɪ/ Australia
- /zəmˈbɐːbwæɪ/ New Zealand
- /zɪmˈbabwe/ Scotland
- /zɪmˈbaːbweː/ Wales
Where it comes from
From Shona dzimba-dze-mabwe (“houses of stones”) (see imba (“house”), ibwe (“stone”)), in reference to Great Zimbabwe.
proper noun
- A country in Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Zimbabwe. Formerly called Southern Rhodesia or Rhodesia. According to Ncube, the MDC believed, from 2000, that Britain's interest in Zimbabwe had more to do with concern for white farmers than black Zimbabweans.
zimbabwe²
Where it comes from
From the Bantu word for a meeting house.
noun zimbabwes
- Any of the prominent cultural ruins of which Greater Zimbabwe is the most well known.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: southern rhodesia, rhodesia, zambia, harare, zimbabwean, mozambique, honduras, zambian, yemen, greece, tianjin, country, subsidized, chin, monomotapa, zdf
Translations
Every language
name Republic of Zimbabwe
| Español | Zimbabue |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 짐바브웨 Jimbabeuwe |
| 日本語 | ジンバブエ Jinbabue |
| हिन्दी | ज़िम्बाब्वे zimbābve |
| Kiswahili | Zimbabwe |
| Português | Zimbabwe, Zimbábue, Zimbabué |
| Français | Zimbabwe, Zimbabwé |
| Deutsch | Simbabwe |
| Italiano | Zimbabwe |
| Ελληνικά | Ζιμπάμπουε Zimpámpoue |
| Română | Zimbabwe |
| Русский | Зимба́бве Zimbábvɛ |
| Tiếng Việt | Dim-ba-bu-ê |
| العربية | زِيمْبَابْوِي zīmbābwī |
| עברית | זימבבואה zimbabve |
Talk about this word "zimbabwe." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/zimbabwe. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. zimbabwe. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/zimbabwe "zimbabwe." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/zimbabwe.Cite this
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title = {zimbabwe},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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