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Zambia

/ˈzæmbiə/

Zambia proper noun: a country in Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Zambia. Formerly called Northern Rhodesia.

zambia: a country in Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Zambia. Formerly called Northern Rhodesia
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Proper noun

Zambia

  1. A country in Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Zambia. Formerly called Northern Rhodesia.
    • The US will require citizens from Malawi and Zambia to pay a $15,000 (£11,300) deposit for a tourist or business visa, according to the US state department.2025 August 5, Paulin Kola, “US demands $15,000 deposit for visa applicants from two African countries”, in BBC

Zambia meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

Zambia in Hindi

country in Southern Africa
ज़ाम्बिया zāmbiyā

Zambia in Tamil

country in Southern Africa
சாம்பியா cāmpiyā, ஜம்பியா jampiyā

Zambia in Urdu

country in Southern Africa
زامبیا zāmbiyā

Zambia in Bengali

country in Southern Africa
জাম্বিয়া jambiẏa
More languagesFewer languages
Zambia in Telugu
జాంబియా jāmbiyā
Zambia in Malayalam
സാംബിയ sāmbiya, ജംബിയ jambiya
Zambia in Kannada
ಜಾಂಬಿಯ
Zambia in Sinhala
සැම්බියා sæmbiyā
Zambia in Tagalog
Sambiya
Zambia in Arabic
زَامْبِيَا zambiyā
Zambia in Indonesian
Zambia
Zambia in Persian
زامبیا zâmbiyâ
Zambia in Thai
แซมเบีย sɛɛm-biia
Zambia in Vietnamese
Dăm-bi-a
Zambia in Myanmar
ဇမ်ဘီယာ jambhiya

Origin of Zambia

From Zambezi. See Zambezi at Wikipedia.

Words formed from Zambia

Phrases with Zambia

Questions about Zambia

What does Zambia mean?
Zambia means a country in Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Zambia. Formerly called Northern Rhodesia.
What is Zambia in Hindi?
Zambia in Hindi is ज़ाम्बिया (zāmbiyā). See Zambia meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Zambia?
Zambia is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Zambia?
Zambia is pronounced /ˈzæmbiə/.

Words near Zambia in the dictionary

  1. Zambesians
  2. Zambeze
  3. Zambezi
  4. Zambezian
  5. Zambezians
  6. Zambia
  7. Zambian
  8. Zambianness
  9. zambianoliangioticaloigisticologphobia
  10. Zambians
  11. Zambito

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Zambia (page history and authors); Zambia (Kannada 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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