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Zambian

Zambian

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From Zambia or about its people and culture
  • adjective
  • /ˈzæmbiən/
translation icon : zambiano
  • Read Dead Aid by Dambisa Moyo, Zambian woman economist.
  • Zambian president
  • Zambian government
  • Zambian population

Examples

  • The Zambia Wildlife Authority is mandated by the Zambian government to control the large numbers of these animals.

    Academic text (2013)
  • And what of the Zambian masquerade, called likishi (pl. makishi)?

    Academic text (1998)
  • Half of the Zambian population has yet to reach voting age.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Other crops could be added to these as Zambian farmers learn of their respective attributes.

    Academic text (1993)
  • ADMADE is run directly by the Zambian National Parks and Wildlife Service.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Scores of thousands of people with Zambian, Malawian, Mozambican, or British ancestors thus lost their right to vote.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • Callaghy suggests, and other analysts of the Zambian situation agree, that initial perceptions of economic crisis are externally generated and only temporary.

    Academic text (1990)
  • The Lozi Kuomboka in the Western Province, prominently featured in the brochures and publicity of the Zambian National Tourist Bureau, was by far the most popular festival for thousands of local and foreign visitors.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Half of the Zambian population has yet to reach voting age.

  • Up to 10 percent of Zambian children are orphans.

Compounds

The main money used in Zambia, equal to 100 ngwee

Surface Forms

Zambian positive

Morphology

Zambian = Zambia (transparent) = Zambia + an

Demonyms formed with the productive suffix '-an' directly indicate relation to the country name 'Zambia', so the meaning is directly inferable.

Etymology

Zambian comes from the country name Zambia, which takes its name from the Zambezi River in the area. So Zambian means 'from or relating to Zambia'.