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Rhodesia

/ɹəʊˈdiːʃə//ɹoʊˈdiːʒə/

Rhodesia proper noun: a former country in Southern Africa, in what is now Zimbabwe, originally called Southern Rhodesia, named after its founder, Cecil Rhodes.

Proper noun (1)

Rhodesia

  1. (historical) 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.2006, Tsitsi Dangarembga, The Book of Not, Faber & Faber Limited (2021), page 158
    • After independence, Rhodesia changed its name to Zimbabwe, Nyasaland to Malawi, and Bechuanaland to Botswana.2018 April 20, Bard Wilkinson, “Absolute monarch renames Swaziland ‘eSwatini’”, in CNN
  2. (historical) A historical region of Southern Africa, the area now occupied by Zimbabwe and Zambia.

Proper noun (2)

Rhodesia

  1. A village and civil parish in Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK5680).

Rhodesia meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Telugu

Rhodesia in Hindi

historical name of Zimbabwe
रोडेशिया roḍeśiyā

Rhodesia in Tamil

இது ஒரு நாடாகும்

Rhodesia in Marathi

historical name of Zimbabwe
रोडेशिया roḍeśiyā
the area now occupied by Zimbabwe and Zambia
रोडेशिया roḍeśiyā

Rhodesia in Telugu

historical name of Zimbabwe
రొడీషియా roḍīṣiyā

Origin of Rhodesia

From Rhodes + -ia, after Cecil Rhodes, director of the British South Africa Company.

Named after G. Preston Rhodes, chairman of a colliery company.

Words formed from Rhodesia

Phrases with Rhodesia

Questions about Rhodesia

What does Rhodesia mean?
Rhodesia means a former country in Southern Africa, in what is now Zimbabwe, originally called Southern Rhodesia, named after its founder, Cecil Rhodes.
What is Rhodesia in Hindi?
Rhodesia in Hindi is रोडेशिया (roḍeśiyā). See Rhodesia meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Rhodesia?
Rhodesia is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Rhodesia?
Rhodesia is pronounced /ɹəʊˈdiːʃə/ (UK).

Words near Rhodesia in the dictionary

  1. Rhodes
  2. Rhodes grass
  3. Rhodes piano
  4. Rhodes pianos
  5. Rhodeses
  6. Rhodesia
  7. Rhodesian
  8. Rhodesian fever
  9. Rhodesian man
  10. Rhodesian Men
  11. Rhodesian plum

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Rhodesia (page history and authors); 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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