Meanings
proper noun
- historicalA former protectorate of the United Kingdom, existing from 1911 to 1964, now called Zambia.
Origin
Named after British colonizer Cecil Rhodes.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Danish Nordrhodesia
- Nordrhodesiaformer name of what is now Zambia
Dutch Noord-Rhodesië
- Noord-Rhodesiëformer name of what is now Zambia
French Rhodésie du Nord
- Rhodésie du Nordformer name of what is now Zambia
Portuguese Rodésia do Norte
- Rodésia do Norteformer name of what is now Zambia
Spanish Rodesia del Norte
- Rodesia del Norteformer name of what is now Zambia
Cite this entry
APA
Northern Rhodesia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Northern%20Rhodesia
MLA
“Northern Rhodesia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Northern%20Rhodesia. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Northern Rhodesia,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Northern%20Rhodesia.
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