Zambezi

American  

[zam-bee-zee] / zæmˈbi zi /

noun

1. a river in S Africa, flowing S and W from Zambia through E Angola and Zambia and then E along the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe into and through central Mozambique to the Indian Ocean. 1,650 miles (2,657 km) long.

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Zambezi British  

/ zæmˈbiːzɪ /

noun

1. a river in S central and E Africa, rising in NW Zambia and flowing across E Angola back into Zambia, continuing south to the Caprivi Strip of Namibia, then east forming the Zambia–Zimbabwe border, and finally crossing Mozambique to the Indian Ocean: the fourth longest river in Africa. Length: 2740 km (1700 miles)

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Other Word Forms

• Zambezian adjective

Example Sentences

The roar of the Zambezi is deafening as millions of gallons of water crash over rocks and tumble down rapids.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2025

In 2012, a lion swam around 330 feet across the Zambezi River, from Zimbabwe to Zambia.

From New York Times • Jun. 14, 2024

He had just traveled from the Zambezi River in Zambia, where he had filmed a segment for the April 4, 1982, episode of ABC’s “The American Sportsman.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2023

Great Zimbabwe was an advanced trade-based civilization established by Bantu speakers between the Limpopo and Zambezi Rivers in the south-central African interior.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

The Musengezi used to flow into the Zambezi River until the Portuguese dammed it up.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer