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Rhodesia

//ɹoʊˈdiːʒə// name

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A former country in Southern Africa, in what is now Zimbabwe, originally called Southern Rhodesia, named after its founder, Cecil Rhodes. historical

    "If you did that in Rhodesia, you could be punished with many years in prison."

  2. 2
    A village and civil parish in Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK5680).
  3. 3
    A historical region of Southern Africa, the area now occupied by Zimbabwe and Zambia. historical

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Rhodes + -ia, after Cecil Rhodes, director of the British South Africa Company.

Etymology 2

Named after G. Preston Rhodes, chairman of a colliery company.

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