Meanings
nounZimbabwean (plural Zimbabweans)
plural Zimbabweans
- A person from Zimbabwe or of Zimbabwean descent.
We were, practically to a person, young Zimbabweans who had no parental backing but who had acquired the means through some sort of tenacity, however dubious, to lodge at the respectable hostel.
2006, Tsitsi Dangarembga, The Book of Not, Faber & Faber Limited (2021), page 269
adjectiveZimbabwean (comparative more Zimbabwean, superlative most Zimbabwean)
comparative more Zimbabwean · superlative most Zimbabwean
- Of, from, or pertaining to Zimbabwe or the Zimbabwean people.
‘Oh Dick! You’re a poet, although you don’t know it!’ Belinda, with that annoying Zimbabwean habit of repeating clichés as though they were a novel observation, made her way towards Dick bearing a gin and tonic.
2006, Tsitsi Dangarembga, The Book of Not, Faber & Faber Limited (2021), page 288
Origin
- Proto-Bantu*mbá
- Shonaimbá
- Proto-Bantu*ìbʊ̀è
- Shonaibwe
- Shonadzimba-dze-mabwe
- EnglishZimbabwe
- EnglishZimbabwean
Translations
Afrikaans Zimbabwiër, Zimbabwies
- Zimbabwiëra person from Zimbabwe or of Zimbabwean descent
- ZimbabwiesOf, from, or pertaining to Zimbabwe or the Zimbabwean people
Catalan zimbabuès, zimbabuès
- zimbabuèsa person from Zimbabwe or of Zimbabwean descent
- zimbabuèsOf, from, or pertaining to Zimbabwe or the Zimbabwean people
Czech Zimbabwan, zimbabwský
- Zimbabwana person from Zimbabwe or of Zimbabwean descent
- zimbabwskýOf, from, or pertaining to Zimbabwe or the Zimbabwean people
Danish zimbabwer
- zimbabwera person from Zimbabwe or of Zimbabwean descent
Esperanto zimbabvano, zimbabvanino
- zimbabvanoa person from Zimbabwe or of Zimbabwean descent
- zimbabvaninoa person from Zimbabwe or of Zimbabwean descent
Finnish zimbabwelainen, zimbabwelainen
- zimbabwelainena person from Zimbabwe or of Zimbabwean descent
- zimbabwelainenOf, from, or pertaining to Zimbabwe or the Zimbabwean people
French Zimbabwéen, Zimbabwéenne
- Zimbabwéena person from Zimbabwe or of Zimbabwean descent
- Zimbabwéennea person from Zimbabwe or of Zimbabwean descent
- zimbabwéenOf, from, or pertaining to Zimbabwe or the Zimbabwean people
German Simbabwer, Simbabwerin
- Simbabwera person from Zimbabwe or of Zimbabwean descent
- Simbabwerina person from Zimbabwe or of Zimbabwean descent
- simbabwischOf, from, or pertaining to Zimbabwe or the Zimbabwean people
Irish Siombábach, Siombábach
- Siombábacha person from Zimbabwe or of Zimbabwean descent
- SiombábachOf, from, or pertaining to Zimbabwe or the Zimbabwean people
Italian zimbabwese, zimbabwese
- zimbabwesea person from Zimbabwe or of Zimbabwean descent
- zimbabweseOf, from, or pertaining to Zimbabwe or the Zimbabwean people
Norwegian Bokmål zimbabwer, zimbabwisk
- zimbabwera person from Zimbabwe or of Zimbabwean descent
- zimbabwiskOf, from, or pertaining to Zimbabwe or the Zimbabwean people
Polish Zimbabweńczyk, Zimbabwenka
- Zimbabweńczyka person from Zimbabwe or of Zimbabwean descent
- Zimbabwenkaa person from Zimbabwe or of Zimbabwean descent
- zimbabwejskiOf, from, or pertaining to Zimbabwe or the Zimbabwean people
- zimbabweńskiOf, from, or pertaining to Zimbabwe or the Zimbabwean people
Portuguese zimbabweano, zimbabueano
- zimbabweanoa person from Zimbabwe or of Zimbabwean descent
- zimbabueanoa person from Zimbabwe or of Zimbabwean descent
- zimbabuensea person from Zimbabwe or of Zimbabwean descent
- zimbabweanoOf, from, or pertaining to Zimbabwe or the Zimbabwean people
- zimbabueanoOf, from, or pertaining to Zimbabwe or the Zimbabwean people
- zimbabuenseOf, from, or pertaining to Zimbabwe or the Zimbabwean people
Romanian zimbabwian, zimbabwiană
- zimbabwiana person from Zimbabwe or of Zimbabwean descent
- zimbabwianăa person from Zimbabwe or of Zimbabwean descent
- zimbabwianOf, from, or pertaining to Zimbabwe or the Zimbabwean people
Russian жи́тель Зимба́бве, жи́тельница Зимба́бве
- жи́тель Зимба́бве (žítelʹ Zimbábvɛ)a person from Zimbabwe or of Zimbabwean descent
- жи́тельница Зимба́бве (žítelʹnica Zimbábvɛ)a person from Zimbabwe or of Zimbabwean descent
- зимбабви́ец (zimbabvíjec)a person from Zimbabwe or of Zimbabwean descent
- зимбабви́йка (zimbabvíjka)a person from Zimbabwe or of Zimbabwean descent
- зимбабви́йский (zimbabvíjskij)Of, from, or pertaining to Zimbabwe or the Zimbabwean people
Slovak Zimbabwan
- Zimbabwana person from Zimbabwe or of Zimbabwean descent
Spanish zimbabuense, zimbabuense
- zimbabuensea person from Zimbabwe or of Zimbabwean descent
- zimbabuenseOf, from, or pertaining to Zimbabwe or the Zimbabwean people
Swahili Mzimbabwe, Kizimbabwe
- Mzimbabwea person from Zimbabwe or of Zimbabwean descent
- KizimbabweOf, from, or pertaining to Zimbabwe or the Zimbabwean people
Swedish zimbabwier, zimbabwiska
- zimbabwiera person from Zimbabwe or of Zimbabwean descent
- zimbabwiskaa person from Zimbabwe or of Zimbabwean descent
- zimbabwiskOf, from, or pertaining to Zimbabwe or the Zimbabwean people
Turkish Zimbabveli
- Zimbabvelia person from Zimbabwe or of Zimbabwean descent
Ukrainian зімбабві́йський
- зімбабві́йський (zimbabvíjsʹkyj)Of, from, or pertaining to Zimbabwe or the Zimbabwean people
Cite this entry
APA
Zimbabwean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zimbabwean
MLA
“Zimbabwean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zimbabwean. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Zimbabwean,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zimbabwean.
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