Zambian
- proper noun
- /ˈzæmbiən/
- Zambians do not need miracles; they need encouragement and help to do better what they have done in the past.
- most Zambians
Examples
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Lower prices will not only reduce the cost of living for poorer Zambians, but will also benefit the livestock industry.
Blog text (33) -
At approximately $320 per year, a scout's 1994 salary equaled 1.3 times the mean Zambian per capita income.
Academic text (1996) -
One cause for optimism is that, on the whole, Zambians are peaceful people.
Academic text (1993) -
The aspects of the economy that are of greatest interest to Kappata are those that are of concern to most Zambians: trade, distribution, and production.
Academic text (1997) -
However, almost no revenues from the safari industry were reaching local Zambians or wildlife managers, the two groups most able to protect local wildlife.
Academic text (1996) -
Zambians are well aware of their plight resulting from near dependence on a single food.
Academic text (1993) -
However, the significant number of relatively unschooled northerners expecting official appointment were overtaken by more educated Zambians from other areas.
Academic text (2006) -
In 1968, the government instituted the compulsory sale of most retail businesses owned by foreigners to Zambians, a measure that benefited many local UNIP organizers.
Academic text (2006) -
In Zambia, an unfortunate combination of several factors, including government policies, outside intervention, and rapid urbanization, has prevented Zambians from attaining self-sufficiency in the agricultural sector.
Academic text (1993) -
After moving to the city, many Zambians found it hard to adjust to the new lifestyle.
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Zambian is formed from the name Zambia, itself taken from the Zambezi River, and is used as a name for someone or something 'from Zambia'.