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Northern Rhodesia

Northern Rhodesia proper noun: a former protectorate of the United Kingdom, existing from 1911 to 1964, now called Zambia.

Proper noun

Northern Rhodesia

  1. (historical) A former protectorate of the United Kingdom, existing from 1911 to 1964, now called Zambia.

Northern Rhodesia meaning in Tamil and Marathi

Northern Rhodesia in Tamil

இது ஒரு நாடாகும்

Northern Rhodesia in Marathi

former name of what is now Zambia
उत्तर रोडेशिया uttar roḍeśiyā

Origin of Northern Rhodesia

Named after British colonizer Cecil Rhodes.

Questions about Northern Rhodesia

What does Northern Rhodesia mean?
Northern Rhodesia means a former protectorate of the United Kingdom, existing from 1911 to 1964, now called Zambia.
What is Northern Rhodesia in Tamil?
Northern Rhodesia in Tamil is இது ஒரு நாடாகும். See Northern Rhodesia meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Northern Rhodesia?
Northern Rhodesia is a proper noun.

Words near Northern Rhodesia in the dictionary

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  4. northern red-backed voles
  5. Northern Region
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  8. northern right whale dolphins
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Northern Rhodesia (page history and authors); Northern Rhodesia (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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