Mashonaland Syllabification: (Ma·sho·na·land)Pronunciation: /məˈSHōnəˌland, -ˈSHänə-/Definition of Mashonaland an area of northern Zimbabwe that is occupied by the Shona people. A former province of Southern Rhodesia, it is now divided into the three provinces of Mashonaland East, West, and Central. Mashonaland in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Mashonaland in the British & World English dictionary