a river in S central and E Africa, rising in NW Zambia and flowing across E Angola back into Zambia, continuing south to the Caprivi Strip of Namibia, then east forming the Zambia–Zimbabwe border, and finally crossing Mozambique to the Indian Ocean: the fourth longest river in Africa. Length: 2740 km (1700 miles)
Zambezi in American English
(zæmˈbizi)
river in S Africa, flowing from NW Zambia into the Mozambique Channel: c. 1,600 mi (2,575 km)