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Rhodesian meaning
From, pertaining, or relating to Rhodesia or its people or culture.
Synonyms of Rhodesian
Using Rhodesian
- The main meaning on this page is: From, pertaining, or relating to Rhodesia or its people or culture.
- Useful related words include: african country, african nation.
- In the example corpus, rhodesian often appears in combinations such as: the rhodesian, rhodesian state, rhodesian army.
Context around Rhodesian
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 10 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Rhodesian
- In this selection, "rhodesian" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, white, run, owned, ridgeback, business and broadcasting stand out and add context to how "rhodesian" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1979 and rhodesian prime minister and a prize rhodesian ridgeback owned. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "rhodesian" sits close to words such as abattoir, agi and agitations, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with rhodesian
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Rhodesian spies sneaked into Mozambique to track down people like us. (11 words)
Despite the sanctions, the Rhodesian dollar maintained its value against other currencies. (12 words)
One of the rare varieties that was on show for the first time was the Rhodesian Ridgeback. (17 words)
Claims that Gen Tongogara was killed by fellow party members were escalated by the CIA through a briefing on December 28, 1979 and Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith who wrote in his memoirs that “Tongogara’s own people killed him”. (40 words)
Former PGA of America president Ted Bishop, the man who persuaded Watson to return as US Ryder Cup captain at Gleneagles in 2014, led the tributes to Hilary, whose first husband was Rhodesian pro Denis Watson. (36 words)
He would later work closely with the same Rhodesians who killed his mother in integrating the three armies — Rhodesian, Zipra and Zanla — just as he worked with his Zanu PF jailers and torturers. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
For example, it is a fact that Cross and the white Rhodesian business class prospered in Rhodesia because of assistance, which the Rhodesian state generously gave them through Rhodesian state enterprises.
Following UDI, in 1976, the state-run Rhodesian Broadcasting Corporation (RBC) took over the privately-owned Rhodesian Television (RTV) service, in which it had previously acquired a 51 per cent stake.
Rhodesian resolve stiffened following a failure to reach a new settlement, with more radical elements of the Rhodesian Front calling for a republican constitution.
The brigade support units were composed almost entirely of specialists of the former Rhodesian Army, while unintegrated battalions of the Rhodesian African Rifles were assigned to the 1st, 3rd and 4th Brigades.
One of the rare varieties that was on show for the first time was the Rhodesian Ridgeback.
Rhodesian spies sneaked into Mozambique to track down people like us.
The wreckage of the pale blue Volkswagen Beetle which was blown up by Rhodesian agents in Lusaka Zambia on March 18, 1975.
While the US government – and every other country – never officially recognized white Rhodesian sovereignty, the loosely affiliated lobby met with significant success.
And what those MPs said that Dabengwa is a traitor can only be said by a Rhodesian parliament.
Despite the sanctions, the Rhodesian dollar maintained its value against other currencies.
Former PGA of America president Ted Bishop, the man who persuaded Watson to return as US Ryder Cup captain at Gleneagles in 2014, led the tributes to Hilary, whose first husband was Rhodesian pro Denis Watson.
He had just made the Unilateral Declaration of Independence from Britain and was set to create and sustain his racist Rhodesian State.
He would later work closely with the same Rhodesians who killed his mother in integrating the three armies — Rhodesian, Zipra and Zanla — just as he worked with his Zanu PF jailers and torturers.
In a research paper titled, Poison in the Rhodesian Bush War, Colm Wittenberg highlights that Rhodesians were aware of the value attached to cattle in the African society.
The 1965 Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI), for instance, was partly to cut Britain’s control over the Rhodesian government’s economy and the means of production.
The detective sergeant who led the arrests was Derek Ridgewell, who had previously served with the Southern Rhodesian (now Zimbabwean) police.
A criminal prosecution will proceed against a Templeton man who admitted to shooting and killing a prize Rhodesian Ridgeback owned by a neighbor.
A photo illustration composed of screen shots from the Instagram accounts rhodesiaforever and the now-defunct Selous Armory showing Rhodesian-themed merchandise.
Claims that Gen Tongogara was killed by fellow party members were escalated by the CIA through a briefing on December 28, 1979 and Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith who wrote in his memoirs that “Tongogara’s own people killed him”.
He chronicled President Mnangagwa's tumultuous political career including his participation in the bombing of the Rhodesian steam locomotive in Masvingo when he was part of the Crocodile Gang.
Common combinations with rhodesian
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the rhodesian 24×
- rhodesian state 3×
- rhodesian army 3×
- rhodesian ridgeback 3×
- rhodesian dollar 3×
- of rhodesian 3×
- white rhodesian 2×
- rhodesian front 2×
- former rhodesian 2×
- by rhodesian 2×