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When young I did my best to undo that bit of the British Empire I found myself in: that is, old Southern Rhodesia.
Doris Lessing

Meaning of "Rhodesia" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RHODESIA

Rhodesia  [rəʊˈdiːʃə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RHODESIA

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adjective
verb
adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Rhodesia is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RHODESIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Rhodesia

Rhodesia, officially the Republic of Rhodesia from 1970 to 1979, was an unrecognised state located in southern Africa during the Cold War. From 1965 to 1979, it comprised the region now known as Zimbabwe. The country, with its capital in Salisbury, was considered a de facto successor state to the former British colony of Southern Rhodesia. During an effort to delay an immediate transition to black majority rule, Rhodesia's predominantly white government issued its own Unilateral Declaration of Independence from the United Kingdom on 11 November 1965. The UDI administration initially sought recognition as an autonomous realm within the Commonwealth of Nations, but reconstituted itself as a republic in 1970. Following a brutal guerrilla war fought with two rival African nationalist organisations, Rhodesian premier Ian Smith conceded to biracial democracy in 1978. However, a provisional government subsequently headed by Smith and his moderate colleague Abel Muzorewa failed in appeasing international critics or halting the bloodshed.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RHODESIA


aubretia
ɔːˈbriːʃə
aubrieta
ɔːˈbriːʃə
aubrietia
ɔːˈbriːʃə
Esher
ˈiːʃə
godetia
ɡəˈdiːʃə
Helvetia
hɛlˈviːʃə
magnesia
mæɡˈniːʃə
montbretia
mɒnˈbriːʃə
Naoise
ˈniːʃə
Portlaoise
ˌpɔːtˈliːʃə
shisha
ˈʃiːʃə
Venetia
vɪˈniːʃə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RHODESIA

Rhode Island
Rhode Island Red
Rhodes
Rhodes grass
Rhodes scholar
Rhodes scholarship
Rhodesian
Rhodesian Front
Rhodesian man
Rhodesian ridgeback
Rhodesoid
Rhodian

WORDS THAT END LIKE RHODESIA

amnesia
anaesthesia
analgesia
anesthesia
babesia
Bahasa Indonesia
ecclesia
Federated States of Micronesia
freesia
French Polynesia
general anaesthesia
hyperalgesia
Indonesia
Micronesia
milk of magnesia
Northern Rhodesia
Polynesia
silesia
Southern Rhodesia
synaesthesia

Synonyms and antonyms of Rhodesia in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Rhodesia» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RHODESIA

Find out the translation of Rhodesia to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Rhodesia from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Rhodesia» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

罗得西亚
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Rhodesia
570 millions of speakers

English

Rhodesia
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रोडेशिया
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

روديسيا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Родезия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Rodésia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রোডেশিয়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Rhodésie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rhodesia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Rhodesien
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ローデシア
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

로데 시아
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rhodesia
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Rhodesia
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ரோடிஷியா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रोड्सिया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Rhodesia
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Rhodesia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Rodezja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Родезія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Rhodesia
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Ροδεσία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Rhodesië
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Rhodesia
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Rhodesia
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Rhodesia

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RHODESIA»

The term «Rhodesia» is quite widely used and occupies the 55.005 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RHODESIA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Rhodesia

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QUOTES WITH «RHODESIA»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Rhodesia.
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Doris Lessing
When young I did my best to undo that bit of the British Empire I found myself in: that is, old Southern Rhodesia.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RHODESIA»

Discover the use of Rhodesia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Rhodesia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Land, Labour and Diet in Northern Rhodesia: An Economic ...
The book has been widely recognised as an authoritative study particularly among economists and anthropologists.
Audrey Isabel Richards, 1995
2
Medieval Rhodesia
First published in 1906, this archaeological examination of the ruins of Zimbabwe, Rhodesia's pre-historic monument, asserted that it was African in origin, belonging to the medieval period.
David Randall-Maciver, 2012
3
Kaunda's Gaoler: Memoirs of a District Officer in Northern ...
This is a moving and important memoir of a district officer in Northern Rhodesia, from his arrival in the territory in 1944 and through the momentous period leading to Zambian independence.
David G. Coe, E. Cyril Greenall, 2003
4
Rhodes and Rhodesia: The White Conquest of Zimbabwe 1884-1902
Rhodesia Herald, 24 June and 8 July 1896; W.H. Brown, On the South African Frontier, pp.354-5; Hugh Pollett, "The Mazoe Patrol," Rhodesiana, 2, pp.29-38; R.C. Howland, "The Mazoe Patrol," Rhodesiana, 8, pp. 17-19, 29; E.E. Burke, ...
Arthur Keppel-Jones, 1983
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Black Peril, White Virtue: Sexual Crime in Southern ...
This is the first full-length study of the Black Peril. The book will be of interest to specialists working in African history, cultural and postcolonial studies, social theory, sociology, politics and social anthropology.
Jock McCulloch, 2000
6
The Tar Baby Option: American Policy toward Southern Rhodesia
The book provides information essential to an understanding of the American approach to the current crisis in the region.
Anthony Lake, 2013
7
Science and Empire: East Coast Fever in Rhodesia and the ...
The story of East Coast fever, a lethal disease of cattle, and its scientific study.
Paul F. Cranefield, 2002
8
Ending Civil War: Rhodesia and Lebanon in Perspective
Rejecting approaches that emphasize economics or ethnicity, this investigation of the wars in Rhodesia and Lebanon sets out the complex political dynamic--within and between belligerents, civilian populations and neighboring states--that ...
Matthew Preston, 2004
9
Modern African Wars (1): Rhodesia 1965-80
The Rhodesian War of 1965-80 is the battle for control of present day Zimbabwe.
Peter Abbott, 2012
10
The Manufacturing Economy of Southern Rhodesia: Problems and ...
CHAPTER IV TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES Adequate and regular transportation services are vital factors affecting the growth and areal distribution of manufacturing activity in industrially-emergent Southern Rhodesia. For a country that has ...
Leonard Tow, 1960

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RHODESIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Rhodesia is used in the context of the following news items.
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Neo-Nazi Dreams of the Pacific Northwest Becoming Rhodesia
I was born in this man's paradise, Rhodesia, a country that is now called Zimbabwe. The transition from Rhodesia (ruled by whites) to Zimbabwe (ruled by ... «TheStranger.com, Jul 15»
2
Why The Former African Country Rhodesia Resonates With White …
Charleston shooting suspect Dylann Roof wearing a jacket with patches of the flags of apartheid-era South Africa (top), and the former nation of Rhodesia ... «KGOU, Jun 15»
3
Dylann Roof's Rhodesian, South African Flags Symbolize White …
In 1965, Rhodesia's miniscule white minority declared their independence from Britain and thereafter deployed brutal force to maintain an oppressive white ... «In These Times, Jun 15»
4
Confederate Flag Wasn't the Only Inspiration for Dylann Storm Roof
But he had a fondness for two other flags as well, ones that were stitched to his jacket: the flags of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and apartheid-era South Africa. «U.S. News & World Report, Jun 15»
5
Charleston Shooting Suspect Dylann Roof Wore Pro-Apartheid …
The second flag was used to represent the unrecognized state of Rhodesia from 1968 through 1979, after the former British colony of South Rhodesia fractured ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
6
Why would an American white supremacist be fond of Rhodesia? (+ …
In addition to his interest in Rhodesia, which was renamed Zimbabwe in 1980, his car's front license plate celebrates the Confederacy that fought to protect ... «Christian Science Monitor, Jun 15»
7
In Facebook photo, suspected Charleston shooter wears flags of …
For white supremacists, apartheid South Africa and renegade Rhodesia also possibly ... Ian Smith, the late former prime minister of breakaway Rhodesia and an ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»
8
ZBC now like Rhodesia Broadcasting Corporation, Mandaza
ZIMBABWE'S media is under siege and has been dragged back to the colonial era under the Rhodesia government, newspaper publisher Ibbo Mandaza told ... «New Zimbabwe.com, May 15»
9
Honouring Rhodesia's role in the Great War
SIR – I was born in Southern Rhodesia, which later became Zimbabwe, a country that we were once proud to describe as the last bastion of the British Empire in ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Oct 14»
10
849 reasons why Rhodesia was so evil
It pointed to one thing – a genocide that the Rhodesian forces of the settler Ian Smith regime perpetrated during the darkness of war, for which no one has been ... «Nehanda Radio, Aug 14»

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