zimbabwe

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a landlocked republic in south central Africa formerly called Rhodesia; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1980

From the Bantu word for a meeting house.

There seems little doubt that Zimbabwe was the work of a prehistoric and long-forgotten people. — An African Adventure, Isaac Frederick Marcosson
It was gigantic kindred with that ancient predecessor which had built the walls of Zimbabwe. — The Passionate Friends, H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
A fine paved road, protected by forts, climbs up past a curious square stone said to be full of money, and goes zigzag through a narrow gully like the walls at Zimbabwe. — Southern Arabia, J. Theodore (James Theodore) Bent

Republic of Zimbabwe, Rhodesia, Southern Rhodesia

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