British South Africa Company

proper noun

A company founded by Cecil Rhodes that received a charter from the British government to administer a country in southern Africa that Rhodes named Rhodesia.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalA company founded by Cecil Rhodes that received a charter from the British government to administer a country in southern Africa that Rhodes named Rhodesia.
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APA

British South Africa Company. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/British%20South%20Africa%20Company

MLA

“British South Africa Company.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/British%20South%20Africa%20Company. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “British South Africa Company,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/British%20South%20Africa%20Company.

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