adj · noun · 4 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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Pronunciation
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/ˈzæmbi.ən/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to Zambia or its people or language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A person from Zambia or of Zambian descent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective
Meaning 3
of or relating to or characteristic of Zambia or its people
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
a native or inhabitant of Zambia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: African
History
Etymology
From Zambia + -an.
Across languages
Translations
56 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
Zambies
— Of or pertaining to Zambia or its people or language
Asturian:
zambianu
— Of or pertaining to Zambia or its people or language
Bulgarian:
замбийски
(zambijski)
— Of or pertaining to Zambia or its people or language
Catalan:
zambià
— Of or pertaining to Zambia or its people or language
Czech:
zambijský
— Of or pertaining to Zambia or its people or language
Dutch:
Zambiaans
— Of or pertaining to Zambia or its people or language
Faroese:
sambiskur
— Of or pertaining to Zambia or its people or language
Finnish:
sambialainen
— Of or pertaining to Zambia or its people or language
French:
zambien
— Of or pertaining to Zambia or its people or language
Galician:
zambiano
— Of or pertaining to Zambia or its people or language
German:
sambisch
— Of or pertaining to Zambia or its people or language
Hungarian:
zambiai
— Of or pertaining to Zambia or its people or language
Irish:
Saimbiach
— Of or pertaining to Zambia or its people or language
Italian:
zambiano
— Of or pertaining to Zambia or its people or language
Norwegian Bokmål:
zambisk
— Of or pertaining to Zambia or its people or language
Norwegian Nynorsk:
zambisk
— Of or pertaining to Zambia or its people or language
Polish:
zambijski
— Of or pertaining to Zambia or its people or language
Portuguese:
zambiano
— Of or pertaining to Zambia or its people or language
Romanian:
zambian
— Of or pertaining to Zambia or its people or language
Russian:
замби́йский
(zambíjskij)
— Of or pertaining to Zambia or its people or language
Spanish:
zambiano
— Of or pertaining to Zambia or its people or language
Swahili:
Kizambia
— Of or pertaining to Zambia or its people or language
Swedish:
zambisk
— Of or pertaining to Zambia or its people or language
Ukrainian:
замбі́йський
(zambíjsʹkyj)
— Of or pertaining to Zambia or its people or language
Afrikaans:
Zambiër
— A person from Zambia or of Zambian descent
Asturian:
zambianu
— A person from Zambia or of Zambian descent
Asturian:
zambiana
— A person from Zambia or of Zambian descent
Bulgarian:
замбиец
(zambiec)
— A person from Zambia or of Zambian descent
Bulgarian:
замбийка
(zambijka)
— A person from Zambia or of Zambian descent
Catalan:
zambià
— A person from Zambia or of Zambian descent
Czech:
Zambijec
— A person from Zambia or of Zambian descent
Danish:
zambier
— A person from Zambia or of Zambian descent
Dutch:
Zambiaan
— A person from Zambia or of Zambian descent
Dutch:
Zambiaanse
— A person from Zambia or of Zambian descent
Esperanto:
zambiano
— A person from Zambia or of Zambian descent
Esperanto:
zambianino
— A person from Zambia or of Zambian descent
Faroese:
sambiari
— A person from Zambia or of Zambian descent
Finnish:
sambialainen
— A person from Zambia or of Zambian descent
French:
Zambien
— A person from Zambia or of Zambian descent
French:
Zambienne
— A person from Zambia or of Zambian descent
Galician:
zambiano
— A person from Zambia or of Zambian descent
German:
Sambier
— A person from Zambia or of Zambian descent
German:
Sambierin
— A person from Zambia or of Zambian descent
Irish:
Saimbiach
— A person from Zambia or of Zambian descent
Norwegian Bokmål:
zambier
— A person from Zambia or of Zambian descent
Norwegian Nynorsk:
zambiar
— A person from Zambia or of Zambian descent
Polish:
Zambijczyk
— A person from Zambia or of Zambian descent
Polish:
Zambijka
— A person from Zambia or of Zambian descent
Portuguese:
zambiano
— A person from Zambia or of Zambian descent
Romanian:
zambian
— A person from Zambia or of Zambian descent
Romanian:
zambiană
— A person from Zambia or of Zambian descent
Russian:
замби́ец
(zambíjec)
— A person from Zambia or of Zambian descent
Russian:
замби́йка
(zambíjka)
— A person from Zambia or of Zambian descent
Spanish:
zambiano
— A person from Zambia or of Zambian descent
Swahili:
Mzambia
— A person from Zambia or of Zambian descent
Turkish:
Zambiyalı
— A person from Zambia or of Zambian descent
