ZAMBIA Definition & Meaning

Zambia

[ zam-bee-uh ]

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noun

a republic in southern Africa: formerly a British protectorate and part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland; gained independence 1964; a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 288,130 sq. mi. (746,256 sq. km). : Lusaka.

Zambia

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noun

a republic in southern Africa: an early site of human settlement; controlled by the British South Africa Company by 1900 and unified as Northern Rhodesia in 1911; made a British protectorate in 1924; part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (1953–63), gaining independence as a member of the Commonwealth in 1964; important mineral exports, esp copper. Official language: English. Religion: Christian majority, animist minority. Currency: kwacha. Capital: Lusaka. Pop: 14 222 233 (2013 est). Area: 752 617 sq km (290 587 sq miles) Former name (until 1964)Northern Rhodesia

Zambia

Republic in central Africa , bordered by the Democratic Republic of Congo to the north; Tanzania to the northeast; Malawi and Mozambique to the east; Zimbabwe , Botswana , and Namibia to the south; and Angola to the west. Lusaka is the capital and largest city.

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Notes

In the 1970s, Zambia supported the movement for black majority rule in Rhodesia.

British explorer David Livingstone first visited Zambia in 1851.

Zambia was proclaimed independent from British control in 1964. From 1953 to 1964, it was federated with Rhodesia (then Southern Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe ) as Northern Rhodesia.

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Other �y��vlog Forms

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Zambia's Justice Minister Princess Kasune-Zulu has called for the castration of child rapists as an extreme measure to deter perpetrators and protect children from abuse.

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The 25-year-old also netted four goals for Zambia at the Paris Olympics last summer to become the leading African goalscorer in Olympic history with 10.

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Born in Zambia, her family left for Cardiff in Wales when she was about 9.

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With no passport, he used his cunning to adopt different personas and blagged his way onto trains and planes - ending up in Zambia and Tanzania before heading to West Africa.

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A drunken police officer in Zambia freed 13 suspects from custody so that they could go and celebrate the new year, officials say.

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