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Mashonaland

Mashonaland proper noun: a large region of Zimbabwe, which is divided into three provinces: Mashonaland Central, Mashonaland East, and Mashonaland West. The capital city, Harare, is also in Mashonaland.

Proper noun

Mashonaland

  1. A large region of Zimbabwe, which is divided into three provinces: Mashonaland Central, Mashonaland East, and Mashonaland West. The capital city, Harare, is also in Mashonaland.

Origin of Mashonaland

From Mashona + -land.

Words formed from Mashonaland

Phrases with Mashonaland

Questions about Mashonaland

What does Mashonaland mean?
Mashonaland means a large region of Zimbabwe, which is divided into three provinces: Mashonaland Central, Mashonaland East, and Mashonaland West. The capital city, Harare, is also in Mashonaland.
What part of speech is Mashonaland?
Mashonaland is a proper noun.

Words near Mashonaland in the dictionary

  1. mashlins
  2. mashloch
  3. mashlum
  4. mashlums
  5. Mashona
  6. Mashonaland
  7. Mashonaland Central
  8. Mashonaland East
  9. Mashonaland West
  10. Mashonalander
  11. Mashonalanders

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