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Rhodesia

Syllabification: (Rho·de·sia)
Pronunciation: /rōˈdēZHə/
Definition of Rhodesia
  • the former name of a large territory in central and southern Africa that was divided into Southern Rhodesia (now Zambia) in 1923 and into Northern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) in 1924.

Derivatives

Rhodesian

adjective & noun

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