Word
zimbabwe
Phoneticszim·bab·we
/zɪmˈbɑbweɪ/
Definition
n. a country in Southern Africa.
n. A landlocked country located in Southern Africa, situated between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers.
Examples
“My friend is planning a trip to Zimbabwe next summer.”
“Tourism is a significant industry in Zimbabwe, with many visitors traveling to see the wildlife in Hwange National Park.”
“The economic history of Zimbabwe in the early twenty-first century is often studied for its period of hyperinflation and subsequent currency reforms.”
Examples
simple
“My friend is planning a trip to Zimbabwe next summer.”
contextual
“Tourism is a significant industry in Zimbabwe, with many visitors traveling to see the wildlife in Hwange National Park.”
complex
“The economic history of Zimbabwe in the early twenty-first century is often studied for its period of hyperinflation and subsequent currency reforms.”
Etymology
From Shona dzimba-dze-mabwe (“houses of stones”) (see imba (“house”), ibwe (“stone”)), in reference to Great Zimbabwe.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.