zimbabwe
Syllables: Zim·ba·bwe/zɪmˈbɑːbweɪ/
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British/zɪmˈbɑːbwɛj/
zimbabwe noun: any of the prominent cultural ruins of which Greater Zimbabwe is the most well known.
Noun
zimbabwe (plural zimbabwes)
- Any of the prominent cultural ruins of which Greater Zimbabwe is the most well known.
Proper noun capitalized: Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
- A country in Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Zimbabwe. Formerly called Southern Rhodesia or Rhodesia.
- According to Ncube, the MDC believed, from 2000, that Britain's interest in Zimbabwe had more to do with concern for white farmers than black Zimbabweans.2009 June 17, Blessing-Miles Tendi, “Tsvangirai's dicey strategy”, in The Guardian
zimbabwe meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
zimbabwe in Hindi
- जिम्बाब्वे, ज़िम्बाब्वे, जिंबाब्वे
zimbabwe in Tamil
- இது ஒரு நாடாகும்
zimbabwe in Marathi
- झिम्बाब्वे, झिंबाब्वे
zimbabwe in Urdu
- زمبابوے, زمبابوی
More languagesFewer languages
- zimbabwe in Bengali
- জিম্বাবুয়ে, জিম্বাবোয়ে
- zimbabwe in Telugu
- జింబాబ్వే, జింబాబ్వె
- zimbabwe in Malayalam
- സിംബാബ്വെ, സിംബാബ്വേ
- zimbabwe in Kannada
- ಜಿಂಬಾಬ್ವೆ
- zimbabwe in Punjabi
- ਜ਼ਿੰਬਾਬਵੇ, ਜ਼ਿੰਬਾਬ੍ਵੇ, ਜਿੰਬਾਬਵੇ
- zimbabwe in Gujarati
- ઝિમ્બાબ્વે, ઝિંબાબ્વે, ઝિમ્બાવે
- zimbabwe in Odia
- ଜିମ୍ବାୱେ, ଜିମ୍ବାବୁଏ
- zimbabwe in Nepali
- जिम्बावे, झिम्बाब्वे
Forms of zimbabwe
| plural | zimbabwes |
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Origin of zimbabwe
From the Bantu word for a meeting house.
From Shona dzimba-dze-mabwe (“houses of stones”) (see imba (“house”), ibwe (“stone”)), in reference to Great Zimbabwe.
Words formed from zimbabwe
Phrases with zimbabwe
Questions about zimbabwe
- What does zimbabwe mean?
- Zimbabwe means any of the prominent cultural ruins of which Greater Zimbabwe is the most well known.
- What is zimbabwe in Hindi?
- Zimbabwe in Hindi is जिम्बाब्वे, ज़िम्बाब्वे, जिंबाब्वे. See Zimbabwe meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe is pronounced /zɪmˈbɑːbweɪ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of zimbabwe?
- The plural of zimbabwe is zimbabwes.
Words near zimbabwe in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: zimbabwe (page history and authors); Zimbabwe (page history and authors); zimbabwe (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); Zimbabwe (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); zimbabwe (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); zimbabwe (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); zimbabwe (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); zimbabwe (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); zimbabwe (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); Zimbabwe (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); zimbabwe (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); zimbabwe (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); zimbabwe (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); zimbabwe (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). 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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