"Zambezi" meaning in English

See Zambezi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /zæmˈbeɪzi/, /zæmˈbiːzi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Zambezi.wav [Southern-England] Forms: Zambesi [alternative]
Rhymes: -eɪzi, -iːzi Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Zambezi
  1. A river in Southern Africa, flowing southwestwards from Zambia through east Angola and then east along Zambia's border with Zimbabwe into and through central Mozambique to the Indian Ocean. Wikidata QID: Q43106 Categories (place): Rivers in Africa, Rivers in Angola, Rivers in Botswana, Rivers in Mozambique, Rivers in Namibia, Rivers in Zambia, Rivers in Zimbabwe
    Sense id: en-Zambezi-en-name-en:Q43106 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Chichewa translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Chichewa translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 81 19
  2. A town in Northwestern province, Zambia; located by the Zambezi River. Wikidata QID: Q145470 Categories (place): Places in Zambia, Towns in Zambia Derived forms: Zambezian Translations (African river): Zambezi (Chichewa), 贊比西河 /赞比西河 (Zànbǐxīhé) (Chinese Mandarin), Zambèze [masculine] (French), Sambesi [masculine] (German), an tSaimbéis [feminine] (Irish), जाम्बेजी (j̈āmbej̈ī) [feminine] (Marathi), Zambezi [masculine] (Portuguese), Zambézi [masculine] (Portuguese), Zambeze [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-Zambezi-en-name-en:Q145470 Disambiguation of 'African river': 33 67

Alternative forms

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