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rhodesia
UK /ɹəʊˈdiːʃə/ US /ɹoʊˈdiːʒə/
name 3
Collocations
3ADJ.
former, southern, unspeakable
VERB + RHODESIA
annexed
PREP.
after, from, in
Definitions
name
1
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.
After independence, Rhodesia changed its name to Zimbabwe, Nyasaland to Malawi, and Bechuanaland to Botswana.
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).
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Synonyms
noun — a landlocked republic in south central Africa formerly calle
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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If you did that in Rhodesia, you could be punished with many years in prison.
Wiktionary02
After independence, Rhodesia changed its name to Zimbabwe, Nyasaland to Malawi, and Bechuanaland to Botswana.
Wiktionary03
The UK annexed Southern Rhodesia from the former British South Africa Company in 1923.
Tatoeba · #890624604
The Rhodesian SAS were part of the British SAS and they committed unspeakable crimes in Rhodesia.
Tatoeba · #11918731Usage Notes
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