Rhodesia
专有名词
英 /ɹəʊˈdiːʃə/
美 /ɹoʊˈdiːʒə/
英文释义
专有名词
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A former country in Southern Africa, in what is now Zimbabwe, originally called Southern Rhodesia, named after its founder, Cecil Rhodes.
— If you did that in Rhodesia, you could be punished with many years in prison.
- A village and civil parish in Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK5680).
- A historical region of Southern Africa, the area now occupied by Zimbabwe and Zambia.
词源
词源 1
From Rhodes + -ia, after Cecil Rhodes, director of the British South Africa Company.
词源 2
Named after G. Preston Rhodes, chairman of a colliery company.
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