Zambia
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- proper noun
- /ˈzæmbiə/
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Zambia
- Almost all Chewa in Zambia are under the authority of a paramount chief called the Karonga Gawa Undi.
- northeastern Zambia
- University of Zambia
- Zambia held
Hello, Lucy, this is Robbie from Zambia.
- Hello, Lucy, this is Robbie from Zambia.
- This lack of coordination amongst creditors over the last few years has been blamed for prolonging the crisis in countries like Sri Lanka and Zambia.
- So if you want, let's say you're building a mine in in, in Zambia and you're going to build a mine in Zambia.
- I really appreciate that Trevor Miller run Zambia life and that guy's changing lives every single day.
Examples
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Recent events in Zambia have challenged Kaunda's once strong hold on the country.
Academic text (1990) -
Muriel and Theodore taught in Zambia for fifteen years after graduate school.
Fiction book (1999) -
And that came about through a team who are based in Zambia, in Zambia, in Zambia.
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If you just keep going up the falls that way, that takes you to Zambia where we were a couple days ago.
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There is, though, much movement between city and village in Zambia since nearly all families have relatives living in both.
Academic text (1993) -
What hopeful signs are there that Zambia will be able to solve its food problems?
Academic text (1993) -
In the years following independence, it was recognized that Zambia had a problem feeding its people.
Academic text (1993) -
Eventually I arrived in Lusaka, Zambia and had the most incredible, amazing experience.
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Where African workers have been displaced, such as in Zambia, there have been sharp reactions and public demonstrations.
Academic text (2008) -
The Duke of Sussex is in Zambia on an official trip this morning.
Synonyms
A landlocked country in southern-central Africa independent since 1964
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Zambia comes from the name of the Zambezi River plus the country ending -ia, so it means 'land of the Zambezi'. The river's name likely comes from local words meaning 'great river', which is why the country's name points to this important river.