Rhodesia

Definitions

1. A former country in Southern Africa, in what is now Zimbabwe, originally called Southern Rhodesia, named after its founder, Cecil Rhodes.
   historical
2. A village and civil parish in Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK5680).
3. A historical region of Southern Africa, the area now occupied by Zimbabwe and Zambia.
   historical

Equivalents

Examples

“If you did that in Rhodesia, you could be punished with many years in prison.”

“After independence, Rhodesia changed its name⟳ to Zimbabwe, Nyasaland to Malawi, and Bechuanaland to Botswana.”

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