Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zambezi

/zæmˈbeɪzi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.45 in modern English

Syllables: zam-bezi
IPA: /zæmˈbeɪzi/

29

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A river in Southern Africa, flowing southwestwards from Zambia through east Angola and then east along Zambia's border with Zimbabwe into and through central Mozambique to the Indian Ocean.

name

A town in Northwestern province, Zambia; located by the Zambezi River.

Inflected Forms

Zambesi (alternative)

Derived Forms

Zambezian

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce zambezi?: The recorded pronunciation is /zæmˈbeɪzi/.
What does zambezi mean?: A river in Southern Africa, flowing southwestwards from Zambia through east Angola and then east along Zambia's border with Zimbabwe into and through central Mozambique to the Indian Ocean.

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