Zambezi
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- proper noun
- For example, Zimbabwe and Zambia share a river border along the Zambezi, giving them roughly equal leverage.
- Zambezi River
- Zambezi Valley
- Zambezi Delta
Examples
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I was sitting by the Zambezi River, fishing and having a good time.
Blog text (29) -
The River Boat has traveled countless miles into the heart of the Zambezi.
Fiction book (1990) -
I was going up the Zambezi River in Africa.
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'The river on your right is the Zambezi River.
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White water rafting on the Zambezi River is something every adventure lover should experience.
Blog text (33) -
Representatives of the NGO expressed concern about the prospective construction of another dam on the Zambezi River.
Academic text (2005) -
The sparkling waters of the Zambezi are lined by thick jungle.
Fiction book (1990) -
Cahora Bassa turned the Lower Zambezi into a regulated river, whose principal function was to provide cheap energy to South Africa.
Academic text (2005) -
The owner, a lawyer named Clayton Scoville, was white-water rafting on the Zambezi.
Fiction book (1991) -
As we traveled along the Zambezi River, we marveled at the diverse wildlife along its banks.
Synonyms
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A long river in southern Africa that flows east to the Indian Ocean
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Zambezi comes from the name local people used for the river, and early Portuguese explorers kept that name. So Zambezi simply refers to the great 'river' in south-central Africa.