— Zimbabwean , adj. , n.
/zim bahb"way, -wee/ , n.
1. Formerly, Southern Rhodesia, Rhodesia . a republic in S Africa: a former British colony and part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland; gained independence 1980. 11,423,175; 150,330 sq. mi. (389,362 sq. km). Cap.: Harare.
2. the site of stone ruins (Great Zimbabwe) discovered c1870 in Rhodesia, probably built by a Bantu people, consisting of three main groups of ruins, and dating between the 9th and 15th centuries A.D.