Meanings
proper noun
- A country in Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Zambia. Formerly called Northern Rhodesia.
The US will require citizens from Malawi and Zambia to pay a $15,000 (£11,300) deposit for a tourist or business visa, according to the US state department.
2025 August 5, Paulin Kola, “US demands $15,000 deposit for visa applicants from two African countries”, in BBC
Origin
From Zambezi. See Zambezi at Wikipedia.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Zambië
- Zambiëcountry in Southern Africa
Arabic زَامْبِيَا
- زَامْبِيَا (zambiyā)country in Southern Africa
Bengali জাম্বিয়া
- জাম্বিয়া (jambiẏa)country in Southern Africa
Bulgarian За́мбия
- За́мбия (Zámbija)country in Southern Africa
Chinese Mandarin 贊比亞 /赞比亚
- 贊比亞 /赞比亚 (Zànbǐyà)country in Southern Africa
Czech Zambie
- Zambiecountry in Southern Africa
Danish Zambia
- Zambiacountry in Southern Africa
Dutch Zambia
- Zambiacountry in Southern Africa
Esperanto Zambio
- Zambiocountry in Southern Africa
Finnish Sambia
- Sambiacountry in Southern Africa
French Zambie
- Zambiecountry in Southern Africa
German Sambia
- Sambiacountry in Southern Africa
Greek Ζάμπια
- Ζάμπια (Zámpia)country in Southern Africa
Hindi ज़ाम्बिया
- ज़ाम्बिया (zāmbiyā)country in Southern Africa
Hungarian Zambia
- Zambiacountry in Southern Africa
Indonesian Zambia
- Zambiacountry in Southern Africa
Irish an tSaimbia
- an tSaimbiacountry in Southern Africa
Italian Zambia
- Zambiacountry in Southern Africa
Japanese ザンビア
- ザンビア (Zanbia)country in Southern Africa
Korean 잠비아
- 잠비아 (Jambia)country in Southern Africa
Latvian Zambija
- Zambijacountry in Southern Africa
Lithuanian Zambija
- Zambijacountry in Southern Africa
Māori Tāmipia
- Tāmipiacountry in Southern Africa
Norwegian Bokmål Zambia
- Zambiacountry in Southern Africa
Persian زامبیا
- زامبیا (zâmbiyâ)country in Southern Africa
Polish Zambia
- Zambiacountry in Southern Africa
Portuguese Zâmbia
- Zâmbiacountry in Southern Africa
Romanian Zambia
- Zambiacountry in Southern Africa
Russian За́мбия
- За́мбия (Zámbija)country in Southern Africa
Slovak Zambia
- Zambiacountry in Southern Africa
Spanish Zambia
- Zambiacountry in Southern Africa
Swahili Zambia
- Zambiacountry in Southern Africa
Swedish Zambia
- Zambiacountry in Southern Africa
Tagalog Sambiya
- Sambiyacountry in Southern Africa
Tamil சாம்பியா, ஜம்பியா
- சாம்பியா (cāmpiyā)country in Southern Africa
- ஜம்பியா (jampiyā)country in Southern Africa
Thai แซมเบีย
- แซมเบีย (sɛɛm-biia)country in Southern Africa
Turkish Zambiya
- Zambiyacountry in Southern Africa
Ukrainian За́мбія
- За́мбія (Zámbija)country in Southern Africa
Urdu زامبیا
- زامبیا (zāmbiyā)country in Southern Africa
Vietnamese Dăm-bi-a
- Dăm-bi-acountry in Southern Africa
Cite this entry
APA
Zambia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zambia
MLA
“Zambia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zambia. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Zambia,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zambia.
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