Zimbabwe

geographical name

Zim·​ba·​bwe zim-ˈbä-bwē 

-(ˌ)bwā

1

archaeological site of a people that flourished especially from the 11th to 15th centuries in the northeastern part of the present-day country of Zimbabwe

2

or formerly Southern Rhodesia or 1970–79 Rhodesia or 1979–80 Zimbabwe Rhodesia landlocked country in southern Africa south of the Zambezi River; capital Harare area 150,872 square miles (390,757 square kilometers), population 14,030,000

Note: Zimbabwe was a self-governing British colony that declared itself a republic in 1970. It adopted majority rule in 1979.

Zimbabwean

zim-ˈbä-bwē-ən 

-(ˌ)bwā-

adjective or noun