MATABELELAND

Meaning of MATABELELAND in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌma-tə-ˈbē-lē-ˌland, ˌmä-tä-ˈbā-lā- ]

geographical name

region SW Zimbabwe between the Limpopo & the Zambezi; chief town Bulawayo

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MATABELELAND — geographical name region SW Zimbabwe between the Limpopo & the Zambezi; chief town Bulawayo
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MATABELELAND — traditional region in southwestern Zimbabwe, inhabited mainly by the Bantu-speaking Ndebele people. It includes the southwestern portion of Zimbabwe's High …
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MATABELELAND — n. Pronunciation: ˌ ma-t ə - ' b ē -l ē - ˌ land, ˌ mä-tä- ' b ā -l …
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BULAWAYO — geographical name city SW Zimbabwe, chief town of Matabeleland population 495,317
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NKOMO, JOSHUA (MQABUKO NYONGOLO) — born June 19, 1917, Semokwe Reserve, Matabeleland, Rhodesia died July 1, 1999, Harare, Zimb. Zimbabwean (formerly Rhodesian) black nationalist. Nkomo …
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NDEBELE — formerly Matabele Bantu-speaking people who live primarily around the city of Bulawayo , Zimb. , but also in Botswana. They …
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CHAPMAN'S ZEBRA — -mən(z)ˈzē- noun Usage: usually capitalized C Etymology: after James Chapman died 1872 English traveler in Africa : a variety ( …
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BULAWAYO — geographical name city SW Zimbabwe, chief town of Matabeleland population 495,317
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SITHOLE, NDABANINGI — born July 31, 1920, Nyamandhlovu, Matabeleland, Rhodesia [now Zimbabwe] teacher, clergyman, and an intellectual leader of the black nationalist movement …
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SHIPPARD, SIR SIDNEY GODOLPHIN ALEXANDER — born May 29, 1837, Brussels, Belg. died March 29, 1902, London, Eng. British colonial official in South Africa who served …
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SELOUS, FREDERICK COURTENEY — born Dec. 31, 1851, London, Eng. died Jan. 4, 1917, near Kisaki, Tanganyika [now in Tanzania] hunter and explorer whose …
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ROBINSON, SIR HERCULES — born Dec. 19, 1824, Rosmead, County Westmeath, Ire. died Oct. 28, 1897, London, Eng. in full Sir Hercules George Robert …
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NKOMO, JOSHUA — born June 19, 1917, Semokwe Reserve, Matabeleland, Rhodesia [now Zimbabwe] died July 1, 1999, Harare, Zimbabwe in full Joshua Mqabuko …
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NDEBELE — also called Transvaal Ndebele, any of several Bantu-speaking African peoples who live primarily in Northern and Mpumalanga provinces in South …
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MZILIKAZI — born c. 1790, , near Mkuze, Zululand [now in South Africa] died Sept. 9, 1868, Ingama, Matabeleland [near Bulawayo, now …
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MASHONALAND — traditional region in northeastern Zimbabwe, bordering Zambia to the north and Mozambique to the northeast and east. It is the …
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BULAWAYO — the second largest city in Zimbabwe and the chief city of Matabeleland (i.e., the Ndebele-dominated western third of the country). …
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BAINES, THOMAS — born 1822, King's Lynn, Norfolk, Eng. died May 8, 1875, Durban, Natal English-born artist, explorer, naturalist, and author who spent …
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MASSACRE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Virginia Tech Massacre, the COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE responsible ▪ He formerly commanded …
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NKOMO, JOSHUA MQABUKO NYONGOLO — n. born June 19, 1917, Semokwe Reserve, Matabeleland, Rhodesia died July 1, 1999, Harare, Zimb. Zimbabwean (formerly Rhodesian) black nationalist. …
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NKOMO, JOSHUA — n. born June 19, 1917, Semokwe Reserve, Matabeleland, Rhodesia died July 1, 1999, Harare, Zimb. Zimbabwean (formerly Rhodesian) black nationalist. …
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NDEBELE — n. formerly Matabele Bantu-speaking people who live primarily around the city of Bulawayo , Zimb. , but also in Botswana. …
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JAMESON, SIR LEANDER STARR — born Feb. 9, 1853, Edinburgh, Scot. died Nov. 26, 1917, London, Eng. British administrator in southern Africa. As Cecil Rhodes …
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