Southern Rhodesia
Speech parts
1. Southern Rhodesia - Noun
2. Southern Rhodesia - Proper noun
Meaning
a landlocked republic in south central Africa formerly called Rhodesia; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1980
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Examples
When young I did my best to undo that bit of the British Empire I found myself in: that is, old Southern Rhodesia.
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.
Company administrators demarcated the city and ran it until Southern Rhodesia achieved responsible government in 1923.
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.
Some favoured responsible government within Southern Rhodesia while others (especially in Matabeleland) favoured membership in the Union of South Africa.
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.