Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

northern rhodesia

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.12 in modern English

Syllables
north-ern rhode-sia
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A former protectorate of the United Kingdom, existing from 1911 to 1964, now called Zambia.

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What does northern rhodesia mean?
A former protectorate of the United Kingdom, existing from 1911 to 1964, now called Zambia.
Where does northern rhodesia come from?
Named after British colonizer Cecil Rhodes.

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