Zambezi

[ zam-bee-zee ]

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.

Zambezi

/ 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)

Other Words From

• Zam·bezi·an adjective

Example Sentences

Despite having the mighty Zambezi River and the massive hydro-powered Kariba Dam, Zambia is currently grappling with the worst electricity blackouts in living memory.

From BBC

Located on the Zambezi, the fourth-longest river in Africa, Kariba was built in the 1950s and is the reservoir for the country’s largest underground power station, Kariba North Bank Power Station.

From BBC

Police in Namibia are investigating the death of four children who were playing in an empty old freezer in the north-eastern Zambezi Region.

From BBC

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

From New York Times

It has also highlighted the role of waterways such as the Zambezi River in the spread of the disease with almost four times the population estimated to live in areas suitable for malaria for up to nine months of the year than was previously thought.

From Science Daily