Definition of Rhodesian in English:
Rhodesian
adjective rəʊˈdiːʃ(ə)nrəʊˈdiːʒənroʊˈdiʒ(ə)n
Relating to or characteristic of the former southern African territory of Rhodesia or its inhabitants.
he was an observer at the Rhodesian elections
Example sentencesExamples
- Vera is the younger daughter of Rhodesian farmers.
- During the war, her brother had enlisted in the Rhodesian army.
- He recalled when the photo was taken at his home in the Rhodesian bush in May 1962.
noun rəʊˈdiːʃ(ə)nrəʊˈdiːʒənroʊˈdiʒ(ə)n
A native or inhabitant of the former southern African territory of Rhodesia.
the team included two Australians, a Scotsman, and a Rhodesian
Example sentencesExamples
- Rhodesians left a great sporting legacy as well as so much more.
- The Rhodesian exudes an understated elegance I've found nowhere else.
- The outbreak of war in 1914 brought him into military service and away from southern Africa, although nostalgia for youth forever after labelled him a Rhodesian in his own mind.
Rhymes
accretion, Capetian, completion, concretion, deletion, depletion, Diocletian, excretion, Grecian, Helvetian, repletion, secretion, suppletion, Tahitian, venetian
Definition of Rhodesian in US English:
Rhodesian
adjectiverōˈdēZH(ə)nroʊˈdiʒ(ə)n
Relating to or characteristic of the former southern African territory of Rhodesia or its inhabitants.
he was an observer at the Rhodesian elections
Example sentencesExamples
- He recalled when the photo was taken at his home in the Rhodesian bush in May 1962.
- Vera is the younger daughter of Rhodesian farmers.
- During the war, her brother had enlisted in the Rhodesian army.
nounrōˈdēZH(ə)nroʊˈdiʒ(ə)n
A native or inhabitant of the former southern African territory of Rhodesia.
the team included two Australians, a Scotsman, and a Rhodesian
Example sentencesExamples
- Rhodesians left a great sporting legacy as well as so much more.
- The outbreak of war in 1914 brought him into military service and away from southern Africa, although nostalgia for youth forever after labelled him a Rhodesian in his own mind.
- The Rhodesian exudes an understated elegance I've found nowhere else.