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Rhodesian

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: R OW0 D IY1 ZH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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adj

Meaning 1

From, pertaining, or relating to Rhodesia or its people or culture.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Someone from Rhodesia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

adjective

Meaning 3

of or relating to the former country of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree English Rhodesia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Rhodesian From Rhodesia + -an.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: rhodesià — from Rhodesia
  • Danish: rhodesisk — from Rhodesia
  • Finnish: rhodesialainen — from Rhodesia
  • French: rhodésien — from Rhodesia
  • German: rhodesisch — from Rhodesia
  • Hindi: रोडेशियाई (roḍeśiyāī) — from Rhodesia
  • Portuguese: rodesiano — from Rhodesia
  • Spanish: rodesiano — from Rhodesia
  • Catalan: rhodesià — Someone from Rhodesia
  • Danish: rhodesier — Someone from Rhodesia
  • Finnish: rhodesialainen — Someone from Rhodesia
  • German: Rhodesier — Someone from Rhodesia
  • Hindi: रोडेशियाई (roḍeśiyāī) — Someone from Rhodesia
  • Italian: rodesiano — Someone from Rhodesia
  • Italian: rhodesiano — Someone from Rhodesia
  • Portuguese: rodesiano — Someone from Rhodesia
  • Spanish: rodesiano — Someone from Rhodesia
Real reading context

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