1. Southern Rhodesia - Noun
2. Southern Rhodesia - Proper noun
a landlocked republic in south central Africa formerly called Rhodesia; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1980
Source: WordNetWhen young I did my best to undo that bit of the British Empire I found myself in: that is, old Southern Rhodesia. Doris Lessing
Although Smith's declaration was not recognised by the United Kingdom nor any other power, Southern Rhodesia dropped the designation 'Southern', and claimed nation status as the Republic of Rhodesia in 1970. Source: Internet
Company administrators demarcated the city and ran it until Southern Rhodesia achieved responsible government in 1923. Source: Internet
In 1898, the name Southern Rhodesia was adopted. citation In 1888, British colonialist Cecil Rhodes obtained a concession for mining rights from King Lobengula of the Ndebele peoples. Source: Internet
Some favoured responsible government within Southern Rhodesia while others (especially in Matabeleland) favoured membership in the Union of South Africa. Source: Internet
In 1962, Joshua Nkomo submitted the status question of Southern Rhodesia to the United Nations whose colonisation committee was asked to decide whether the country was a British colony or something else. Source: Internet