Main Entry:

Zim·ba·bwe

Pronunciation:

\zim-ˈbä-bwē, -(ˌ)bwā\

Function:

geographical name

1archaeological site NE Zimbabwe (country)2or formerly Southern Rhodesia or 1970–79 Rhodesia country S Africa S of the Zambezi; a self-governing British colony that declared itself a republic 1970; adopted majority rule 1979 ∗ Harare area 150,820 square miles (390,624 square kilometers), population 11,634,663

— Zim·ba·bwe·an \-ən\ adjective or noun