Southern Rhodesia

noun

1. the former name (until 1964) of Zimbabwe

Example Sentences

Furmanovsky grew up in Southern Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, before moving to London at the age of 11, which she called a "traumatic change".

From BBC

The 75-year-old was born in Southern Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, and made Edinburgh his home after studying there.

From BBC

At the time of Elizabeth's first visit to Zimbabwe, the country was a British-ruled colony with some autonomy, known as Southern Rhodesia and with a white minority government.

From Reuters

I was living in a far corner of the British Empire, in Southern Rhodesia.

From Seattle Times

Southern Rhodesia became an international pariah after its white minority government headed by Ian Smith issued a unilateral declaration of independence from Britain in November 1965.

From Los Angeles Times