Rhodesia
Other words from Rhodesia
- Rho·de·sian, adjective, noun
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How to use Rhodesia in a sentence
Back in 1934, nine immigrant men formed the Young Merchants Cricket Club in the city of Salisbury in Southern Rhodesia.
How the history of Zimbabwe played out on the country’s cricket fields | Trishula Patel | July 19, 2021 | QuartzHe was born in the country, which was a British colony called Northern Rhodesia at the time, but his parents were not.
He sought out the remnants of Siam in Thailand, and Rhodesia in Zimbabwe, and Leningrad in St. Petersburg.
Discovering Underground Labyrinths, Remote Cities, and More of the World’s Lost Places | Nina Strochlic | July 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFischer was born in Rhodesia and doesn't need lectures about colonial over-reach.
It followed that very few horses were crossed over at all, and that these animals in North-Western Rhodesia were at a premium.
South African Memories | Lady Sarah Wilson
Apuleni's father had been working in a mine in Southern Rhodesia.
South and South Central Africa | H. Frances DavidsonHe, with a number of other boys, went to Southern Rhodesia to work on a farm.
South and South Central Africa | H. Frances DavidsonIt had been his request to be buried in Rhodesia, the country that bore his name.
South and South Central Africa | H. Frances DavidsonHe had been in Rhodesia, poking about in some ancient ruins there, and—oh, my garden flower!
Poppy | Cynthia Stockley
British Dictionary definitions for Rhodesia
/ (rəʊˈdiːʃə, -zɪə) /
a former name (1964–79) for Zimbabwe
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Cultural definitions for Rhodesia
[ (roh-dee-zhuh) ]
Notes for Rhodesia
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