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Rhodesia + be + noun phrase
罗得西亚是历史地名，现在多用于历史语境。
Rhodesia is the former name of Zimbabwe.
罗得西亚是津巴布韦的旧称。
罗得西亚（津巴布韦旧称）
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罗得西亚（津巴布韦旧称）
the former name of Zimbabwe, a landlocked republic in south-central Africa that gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1980
Rhodesia is the former name of Zimbabwe.
罗得西亚是津巴布韦的旧称。
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罗得西亚(津巴布韦的旧称)[非洲]
n a landlocked republic in south central Africa formerly called Rhodesia; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1980
My grandmother was born in Rhodesia, which is now called Zimbabwe.
我祖母出生在罗得西亚，也就是现在的津巴布韦。
The stamp from Rhodesia is worth a lot to collectors.
这张来自罗得西亚的邮票对收藏者来说价值不菲。
She found an old atlas that still showed Rhodesia on the map of Africa.
她找到一本旧地图册，上面仍然把罗得西亚标在非洲地图上。
罗得西亚是历史地名，现在多用于历史语境。
Rhodesia is the former name of Zimbabwe.
罗得西亚是津巴布韦的旧称。
She was born in Rhodesia in 1948.
她1948年出生在罗得西亚。
表达旧称时常用这个被动结构；如今该国称为津巴布韦。
The country was called Rhodesia until 1980.
该国在1980年前一直叫作罗得西亚。
Not this
I want to visit Rodesia next year.
Use this
I want to visit Rhodesia next year.
Rhodesia 是专有名词，首字母必须大写，且正确拼写为 R-h-o-d-e-s-i-a，不要漏掉字母 h。
Not this
Rhodesia is a country in Africa.
Use this
Rhodesia was a country in Africa.
Rhodesia 是历史上的国家名称，现已更名为津巴布韦，因此讨论其存在时应使用过去时态，而非现在时。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
北罗得西亚（今赞比亚）
Northern Rhodesia became the independent nation of Zambia in 1964.
北罗得西亚于1964年成为独立国家赞比亚。
南罗得西亚（今津巴布韦）
Southern Rhodesia was later renamed Zimbabwe.
南罗得西亚后来改名为津巴布韦。
罗得西亚与尼亚萨兰联邦
The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland lasted from 1953 to 1963.
罗得西亚与尼亚萨兰联邦从1953年持续到1963年。
罗得西亚单方面宣布独立
Rhodesia's unilateral declaration of independence took place in 1965.
罗得西亚于1965年单方面宣布独立。
殖民时期的罗得西亚
Many families left colonial Rhodesia during the liberation war.
解放战争期间，许多家庭离开了殖民时期的罗得西亚。
前罗得西亚
The former Rhodesia is now known as Zimbabwe.
前罗得西亚即现在的津巴布韦。
Use Rhodesia naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象一张非洲旧地图上写着'Rhodesia'，旁边画着一头狮子——记住这是津巴布韦的旧称。
语域：neutral 常见场景：historical texts、geography books、reference works 罗得西亚是津巴布韦的旧称，通常出现在历史叙述、地理或政治文献中；日常口语较少使用。
All the words above rhyme with Rhodesia: they end with the same stressed /iːzjə/ sound. Do not confuse them with lookalikes such as Russia (/ˈrʌʃə/), Prussia (/ˈprʌʃə/), or Asia (/ˈeɪʒə/) — those end in /ʃə/ or /ʒə/ with a different vowel and do not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.