Zimbabwean

adjective

Zim·​ba·​bwe·​an zim-ˈbä-bwē-ən 

-(ˌ)bwā-

: of, relating to, or characteristic of Zimbabwe or its people

Zimbabwean noun

plural Zimbabweans

Examples of Zimbabwean in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Incorporating upcycled materials and rooted in the local community, the restaurant combines traditional Zimbabwean ingredients used in innovative ways, and cooked over open fires. — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026

Justice Richard Jacobs has given the Zimbabwean defendants until the end of this month to file a defense. — William Clowes, Bloomberg, 28 Jan. 2026

Those killed were identified as a guide and a doctor – both Tanzanians – the Zimbabwean pilot and two tourists from the Czech Republic, the Tanzania National Parks said in a statement. — Reuters, USA Today, 25 Dec. 2025

From the near-absent reaction to the Zimbabwean military’s removal of Robert Mugabe in 2017 to the lukewarm response to Chad’s military takeover in 2021, these cases suggest that international punishment can be temporary or even nonexistent. — Jonathan Powell, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above