Rhodesia
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8.6
- proper noun
- Largely due to immigration, the population of white settlers in Rhodesia rose dramatically from 80,500 in 1945 to 219,000 by 1960.
- Southern Rhodesia
- Northern Rhodesia
- Rhodesia into Zimbabwe
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- He's educated in England, in Rhodesia at that time, now Zimbabwe, Australia.
- You've been in a place called Chamoyo in Rhodesia.
Examples
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Under pressure from nationalist movements, the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland was on the verge of collapse.
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After Hammarskjöld's death in an airplane crash in Rhodesia, Foote edited a collection of Hammarskjöld's papers.
Academic text (2007) -
Tell us, Miss, uh, Southern Rhodesia.
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Rhodesia, a long time ago.
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The new government began providing supplies to Renamo's base camp in Rhodesia.
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And I'm sure you're dying to know how I got out of Rhodesia back into England?
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Two major developments in Rhodesia accounted for this postwar increase in the number of white settlers.
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The genesis of Renamo is related to the liberation struggle in colonial Rhodesia.
Academic text (1992) -
In Nervous Conditions, a coming-of-age story set in Rhodesia in the 1960s, Tambudzai Sigauke tells the story of her childhood and early adolescence.
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The former nation of Rhodesia faced significant challenges during its transition to independence.
Synonyms
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3.1
A country in southern Africa famous for Victoria Falls and the ruins of Great Zimbabwe
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7.4
The name used for Zimbabwe before 1980
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2.7
The official name of Zimbabwe, a country in south central Africa that became independent in 1980
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Etymology
Rhodesia comes from the name Rhodes, after a British man called Cecil Rhodes, and the ending -ia means 'land', like in Australia. So Rhodesia meant 'land of Rhodes' and that is why it was the country's name until it became Zimbabwe.