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Southern Rhodesia

Southern Rhodesia proper noun: a former colony of the United Kingdom; a name used to refer to the area now called Zimbabwe, officially introduced in 1901. A self-governing colony of Britain from 1923, its government began to refer to itself simply as Rhodesia in 1964, when Northern Rhodesia became Zambia. The name Zimbabwe was adopted in 1980.

Proper noun

Southern Rhodesia

  1. (historical) A former colony of the United Kingdom; a name used to refer to the area now called Zimbabwe, officially introduced in 1901. A self-governing colony of Britain from 1923, its government began to refer to itself simply as Rhodesia in 1964, when Northern Rhodesia became Zambia. The name Zimbabwe was adopted in 1980.

Southern Rhodesia meaning in Tamil and Marathi

Southern Rhodesia in Tamil

இது ஒரு நாடாகும்

Southern Rhodesia in Marathi

former name of what is now Zimbabwe
दक्षिण रोडेशिया dakṣiṇ roḍeśiyā

Origin of Southern Rhodesia

Named after British colonizer Cecil Rhodes.

Words formed from Southern Rhodesia

Questions about Southern Rhodesia

What does Southern Rhodesia mean?
Southern Rhodesia means a former colony of the United Kingdom; a name used to refer to the area now called Zimbabwe, officially introduced in 1901. A self-governing colony of Britain from 1923, its government began to refer to itself simply as Rhodesia in 1964, when Northern Rhodesia became Zambia. The name Zimbabwe was adopted in 1980.
What is Southern Rhodesia in Tamil?
Southern Rhodesia in Tamil is இது ஒரு நாடாகும். See Southern Rhodesia meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Southern Rhodesia?
Southern Rhodesia is a proper noun.

Words near Southern Rhodesia in the dictionary

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  2. Southern Province
  3. Southern Region
  4. Southern resident orca
  5. Southern resident orcas
  6. Southern Rhodesia
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  8. southern right whale dolphins
  9. Southern rock
  10. Southern Sami
  11. Southern Savonia

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