Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
Proper noun
Meaning
Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
(historical) A self-governing colony of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from 1953 to 1963, located in southern Africa, and including Northern Rhodesia, Southern Rhodesia, and Nyasaland.
Examples
Journal of Frederick Courtney Selous, Rhodesiana Reprint Library, Salisbury, 1969 Salisbury was the capital of the self-governing British colony of Southern Rhodesia from 1923, and of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland from 1953 to 1963.
In July 1953, she undertook her first overseas visit since the funeral when she visited the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland with Princess Margaret.
The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland came to present serious problems.