Southern Rhodesia

proper noun

A former colony of the United Kingdom; a name used to refer to the area now called Zimbabwe, officially introduced in 1901. A self-governing colony of Britain from 1923, its government began to refer to itself simply as Rhodesia in 1964, when Northern Rhodesia became Zambia. The name Zimbabwe was adopted in 1980.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalA former colony of the United Kingdom; a name used to refer to the area now called Zimbabwe, officially introduced in 1901. A self-governing colony of Britain from 1923, its government began to refer to itself simply as Rhodesia in 1964, when Northern Rhodesia became Zambia. The name Zimbabwe was adopted in 1980.

Origin

Named after British colonizer Cecil Rhodes.

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Translations

Bulgarian Ю́жна Роде́зия
  • Ю́жна Роде́зия (Júžna Rodézija)former name of what is now Zimbabwe
Chinese Mandarin 南羅得西亞 /南罗得西亚
  • 南羅得西亞 /南罗得西亚 (Nán Luódéxīyà)former name of what is now Zimbabwe
Czech Jižní Rhodesie
  • Jižní Rhodesieformer name of what is now Zimbabwe
Danish Sydrhodesia
  • Sydrhodesiaformer name of what is now Zimbabwe
Dutch Zuid-Rhodesië
  • Zuid-Rhodesiëformer name of what is now Zimbabwe
French Rhodésie du Sud
  • Rhodésie du Sudformer name of what is now Zimbabwe
German Südrhodesien
  • Südrhodesienformer name of what is now Zimbabwe
Japanese 南ローデシア
  • 南ローデシア (Minami Rōdeshia)former name of what is now Zimbabwe
Korean 남로디지아
  • 남로디지아 (Namnodijia)former name of what is now Zimbabwe
Polish Rodezja Południowa
  • Rodezja Południowaformer name of what is now Zimbabwe
Portuguese Rodésia do Sul
  • Rodésia do Sulformer name of what is now Zimbabwe
Russian Ю́жная Роде́зия
  • Ю́жная Роде́зия (Júžnaja Rodɛ́zija)former name of what is now Zimbabwe
Slovak Južná Rodézia
  • Južná Rodéziaformer name of what is now Zimbabwe
Spanish Rodesia del Sur
  • Rodesia del Surformer name of what is now Zimbabwe
Ukrainian Півде́нна Роде́зія
  • Півде́нна Роде́зія (Pivdénna Rodézija)former name of what is now Zimbabwe
Cite this entry
APA

Southern Rhodesia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Southern%20Rhodesia

MLA

“Southern Rhodesia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Southern%20Rhodesia. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Southern Rhodesia,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Southern%20Rhodesia.

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