Zimbabwe

From Shona dzimba-dze-mabwe (“houses of stones”) (see imba (“house”), ibwe (“stone”)), in reference to Great Zimbabwe.

• IPA^(key): /zɪmˈbɑːbweɪ/

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• Hyphenation: Zim‧ba‧bwe

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Zimbabwe

2. A country in Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Zimbabwe. Formerly called Southern Rhodesia or Rhodesia.

• Subsahara

• Appendix:Countries of the world
• (countries of Africa) countries of Africa; Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe ^{(Category: en:Countries in Africa) [edit]}

From Shona dzimba-dze-mabwe (“house of stones”), in reference to Great Zimbabwe.

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Zimbabwe

1. Zimbabwe (a country in Southern Africa; capital: Harare)

• Zimbabwiër
• Zimbabwies

From Shona dzimba-dze-mabwe (“house of stones”), in reference to Great Zimbabwe.

• IPA^(key): /ziˈᵐbá.ɓʷe/

Zimbábwe

1. Zimbabwe (a country in Southern Africa)

Derived from Shona dzimba-dze-mabwe (“house of stones”), in reference to Great Zimbabwe.

• IPA^(key): [ˈzɪmbabvɛ]

Zimbabwe n (indeclinable, related adjective zimbabwský, demonym Zimbabwan)

1. Zimbabwe (a country in Southern Africa)

• “Zimbabwe”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

From Shona dzimba-dze-mabwe (“house of stones”), in reference to Great Zimbabwe.

• IPA^(key): /ˌzɪmˈbɑp.ʋə/, /ˌzɪmˈbɑ.bʋə/

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• Hyphenation: Zim‧bab‧we

Zimbabwe n

1. Zimbabwe (a country in Southern Africa)

• Zimbabwaan

From Shona dzimba-dze-mabwe (“house of stones”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈtsimbɑbwe/, [ˈts̠imbɑ̝bwe̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑbwe
• Syllabification^(key): Zim‧bab‧we

Zimbabwe

1. Zimbabwe (a country in Southern Africa)

   Zimbabwen tasavalta ― Republic of Zimbabwe

Inflection of Zimbabwe (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative		Zimbabwe	—
genitive		Zimbabwen	—
partitive		Zimbabwea	—
illative		Zimbabween	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Zimbabwe	—
accusative	nom.	Zimbabwe	—
	gen.	Zimbabwen
genitive		Zimbabwen	—
partitive		Zimbabwea	—
inessive		Zimbabwessa	—
elative		Zimbabwesta	—
illative		Zimbabween	—
adessive		Zimbabwella	—
ablative		Zimbabwelta	—
allative		Zimbabwelle	—
essive		Zimbabwena	—
translative		Zimbabweksi	—
abessive		Zimbabwetta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Zimbabwe (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Zimbabweni — accusative nom. Zimbabweni — gen. Zimbabweni genitive Zimbabweni — partitive Zimbabweani — inessive Zimbabwessani — elative Zimbabwestani — illative Zimbabweeni — adessive Zimbabwellani — ablative Zimbabweltani — allative Zimbabwelleni — essive Zimbabwenani — translative Zimbabwekseni — abessive Zimbabwettani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Zimbabwesi — accusative nom. Zimbabwesi — gen. Zimbabwesi genitive Zimbabwesi — partitive Zimbabweasi — inessive Zimbabwessasi — elative Zimbabwestasi — illative Zimbabweesi — adessive Zimbabwellasi — ablative Zimbabweltasi — allative Zimbabwellesi — essive Zimbabwenasi — translative Zimbabweksesi — abessive Zimbabwettasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Zimbabwemme — accusative nom. Zimbabwemme — gen. Zimbabwemme genitive Zimbabwemme — partitive Zimbabweamme — inessive Zimbabwessamme — elative Zimbabwestamme — illative Zimbabweemme — adessive Zimbabwellamme — ablative Zimbabweltamme — allative Zimbabwellemme — essive Zimbabwenamme — translative Zimbabweksemme — abessive Zimbabwettamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Zimbabwenne — accusative nom. Zimbabwenne — gen. Zimbabwenne genitive Zimbabwenne — partitive Zimbabweanne — inessive Zimbabwessanne — elative Zimbabwestanne — illative Zimbabweenne — adessive Zimbabwellanne — ablative Zimbabweltanne — allative Zimbabwellenne — essive Zimbabwenanne — translative Zimbabweksenne — abessive Zimbabwettanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Zimbabwensa — accusative nom. Zimbabwensa — gen. Zimbabwensa genitive Zimbabwensa — partitive Zimbabweaan Zimbabweansa — inessive Zimbabwessaan Zimbabwessansa — elative Zimbabwestaan Zimbabwestansa — illative Zimbabweensa — adessive Zimbabwellaan Zimbabwellansa — ablative Zimbabweltaan Zimbabweltansa — allative Zimbabwelleen Zimbabwellensa — essive Zimbabwenaan Zimbabwenansa — translative Zimbabwekseen Zimbabweksensa — abessive Zimbabwettaan Zimbabwettansa — instructive — — comitative — —

• adjectives: zimbabwelainen
• nouns: zimbabwelainen

From Shona dzimba-dze-mabwe (“house of stones”), in reference to Great Zimbabwe.

• IPA^(key): [ˈzimbɒbvɛ]
• Hyphenation: Zim‧bab‧we
• Rhymes: -vɛ

Zimbabwe

1. Zimbabwe (a country in Southern Africa)

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	Zimbabwe	—
accusative	Zimbabwét	—
dative	Zimbabwénak	—
instrumental	Zimbabwéval	—
causal-final	Zimbabwéért	—
translative	Zimbabwévá	—
terminative	Zimbabwéig	—
essive-formal	Zimbabweként	—
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	Zimbabwéban	—
superessive	Zimbabwén	—
adessive	Zimbabwénál	—
illative	Zimbabwéba	—
sublative	Zimbabwéra	—
allative	Zimbabwéhoz	—
elative	Zimbabwéból	—
delative	Zimbabwéról	—
ablative	Zimbabwétól	—
non-attributive possessive - singular	Zimbabwéé	—
non-attributive possessive - plural	Zimbabwééi	—

Possessive forms of Zimbabwe
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	Zimbabwém	—
2nd person sing.	Zimbabwéd	—
3rd person sing.	Zimbabwéja	—
1st person plural	Zimbabwénk	—
2nd person plural	Zimbabwétok	—
3rd person plural	Zimbabwéjuk	—

or somewhat less commonly

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	Zimbabwe	—
accusative	Zimbabwét	—
dative	Zimbabwének	—
instrumental	Zimbabwével	—
causal-final	Zimbabwéért	—
translative	Zimbabwévé	—
terminative	Zimbabwéig	—
essive-formal	Zimbabweként	—
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	Zimbabwében	—
superessive	Zimbabwén	—
adessive	Zimbabwénél	—
illative	Zimbabwébe	—
sublative	Zimbabwére	—
allative	Zimbabwéhez	—
elative	Zimbabwéből	—
delative	Zimbabwéről	—
ablative	Zimbabwétől	—
non-attributive possessive - singular	Zimbabwéé	—
non-attributive possessive - plural	Zimbabwééi	—

Possessive forms of Zimbabwe
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	Zimbabwém	—
2nd person sing.	Zimbabwéd	—
3rd person sing.	Zimbabwéje	—
1st person plural	Zimbabwénk	—
2nd person plural	Zimbabwétek	—
3rd person plural	Zimbabwéjük	—

• zimbabwei

From Shona dzimba-dze-mabwe (“house of stones”), in reference to Great Zimbabwe.

• IPA^(key): ^*/d͡zimˈba.bwe/, (traditional) ^*/d͡zimˈba.bu.e/^[1]
• Rhymes: -abwe, (traditional) -abue
• Hyphenation: Zim‧bàb‧we

Zimbabwe m

1. Zimbabwe (a country in Southern Africa)

• zimbabwiano

From Shona dzimba-dze-mabwe (“house of stones”), in reference to Great Zimbabwe.

Zimbabwe

1. Zimbabwe (a country in Southern Africa)

• zimbabwer
• zimbabwisk

From Shona dzimba-dze-mabwe (“house of stones”), in reference to Great Zimbabwe.

Zimbabwe

1. Zimbabwe (a country in Southern Africa)

• zimbabwar
• zimbabwisk

Orthographic borrowing from English Zimbabwe, from Shona dzimba-dze-mabwe (“house of stones”), in reference to Great Zimbabwe.

• IPA^(key): /zimˈba.bvɛ/

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• Rhymes: -abvɛ
• Syllabification: Zim‧bab‧we

Zimbabwe n (indeclinable, related adjective zimbabwejski or zimbabweński)

1. Zimbabwe (a country in Southern Africa)

• (countries of Africa) państwa Afryki; Algieria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Czad, Demokratyczna Republika Konga, Dżibuti, Egipt, Erytrea, Eswatini, Etiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Gwinea, Gwinea Bissau, Gwinea Równikowa, Kamerun, Kenia, Komory, Kongo, Lesotho, Liberia, Libia, Madagaskar, Malawi, Mali, Maroko, Mauretania, Mauritius, Mozambik, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Południowa Afryka, Republika Środkowoafrykańska, Republika Zielonego Przylądka, Rwanda, Sahara Zachodnia, Senegal, Seszele, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Sudan Południowy, Tanzania, Togo, Tunezja, Uganda, Wybrzeże Kości Słoniowej, Wyspy Świętego Tomasza i Książęca, Zambia, Zimbabwe ^{(Category: pl:Countries in Africa) [edit]}

• Zimbabwe in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Unadapted borrowing from English Zimbabwe, from Shona dzimba-dze-mabwe (“house of stones”), in reference to Great Zimbabwe.

Zimbabwe m

1. Alternative form of Zimbabué: Zimbabwe (a country in Southern Africa)

• IPA^(key): /z̤i.ᵐba.bwe/

Zimbábwe

1. Zimbabwe (a country in Southern Africa)

Derived from Shona dzimba-dze-mabwe (“house of stones”), in reference to Great Zimbabwe.

Zimbabwe n (genitive singular Zimbabwe)

1. Zimbabwe (a country in Southern Africa)

• “Zimbabwe”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024

From Shona dzimba-dze-mabwe (“house of stones”), in reference to Great Zimbabwe.

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Zimbabwe

1. Zimbabwe (a country in Southern Africa)

• (countries of Africa) nchi za Afrika; Algeria or Aljeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Kamerun or Cameroon or Kameruni, Jamhuri ya Afrika ya Kati, Chad or Chadi, Komori or Visiwa vya Ngazija, Cote d'Ivoire or Kodivaa, Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo or Kongo-Kinshasa, Jibuti or Djibouti, Misri or Umisri, Guinea ya Ikweta or Ginekweta, Eritrea, Ethiopia or Uhabeshi or Habeshi, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea or Gine or Gini, Guinea Bisau or Guinea-Bisau or Ginebisau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagaska or Bukini, Malawi or Unyasa, Mali, Mauritania, Morisi, Mayotte, Moroko or Maroko, Msumbiji or Mozambik, Namibia, Niger or Nijeri, Nigeria or Nijeria or Naijeria, Jamhuri ya Kongo or Kongo-Brazzaville, Réunion, Rwanda or Ruanda, Mtakatifu Helena, Sao Tome na Principe, Senegal or Senegali, Shelisheli, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Afrika Kusini, Sudan Kusini, Sudan, Uswazi or Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Sahara ya Magharibi, Zambia, Zimbabwe ^{(Category: sw:Countries in Africa) [edit]}

From Shona dzimba-dze-mabwe (“house of stones”), in reference to Great Zimbabwe.

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Zimbabwe n (genitive Zimbabwes)

1. Zimbabwe (a country in Southern Africa)

• zimbabwier
• zimbabwisk
• zimbabwiska

• Zimbabwe in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• Svensk MeSH

Zimbabwe

1. Zimbabwe (a country in Southern Africa)