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.
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