Rhodesia — • British possession in South Africa (present day Zimbabwe) Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Rhodesia Rhodesia † … Catholic encyclopedia
Rhodesĭa — Rhodesĭa, großes, Cecil Rhodes (s. d.) zu Ehren benanntes Gebiet in Südafrika zu beiden Seiten des Sambesi, hervorgegangen aus dem Verwaltungsgebiet der Britisch Südafrikanischen Gesellschaft (s. d.); der neue Name ist amtlich seit 1895 in… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Rhodesia — [rō dē′zhə, rō dē′zhē ə] former region in S Africa, including NORTHERN RHODESIA (now ZAMBIA) & SOUTHERN RHODESIA (now ZIMBABWE) Rhodesian adj., n … English World dictionary
Rhodesia — s. Britisch Südafrika … Enzyklopädie des Eisenbahnwesens
Rhodesia — er en tidligere betegnelse for landet Zimbabwe … Danske encyklopædi
Rhodesia — → Rodesia … Diccionario panhispánico de dudas
Rhodesia — This article is about the unrecognised state of Rhodesia. For other uses, see Rhodesia (disambiguation). Rhodesia 1965–1970: Rhodesia … Wikipedia
Rhodesia — Rhodesian, adj., n. /roh dee zheuh/, n. 1. (as Southern Rhodesia) a former British colony in S Africa: declared independence 1965; name changed to Zimbabwe 1979. 2. a historical region in S Africa that comprised the British territories of… … Universalium
Rhodesia — Origen etimológico El inglés Cecil John Rhodes vivió en Sudáfrica una vida al aire libre desde los quince años, y se dedicó a una serie de actividades en los negocios de los diamantes, la política, y la exploración con energía casi sobrehumana.… … Enciclopedia Universal
RHODESIA — the territory in South Africa occupied and administered by the British South Africa Company, under the leadership of Mr. Cecil Rhodes, and founded by royal charter in 1889, hence the name it goes under, is bounded on the E. by Portuguese East… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
