"Zimbabwe" meaning in Swahili

See Zimbabwe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Audio: Sw-ke-Zimbabwe.flac
Etymology: From Shona dzimba-dze-mabwe (“house of stones”), in reference to Great Zimbabwe. Etymology templates: {{der|sw|sn|dzimba-dze-mabwe|t=house of stones}} Shona dzimba-dze-mabwe (“house of stones”) Head templates: {{head|sw|proper noun}} Zimbabwe
  1. Zimbabwe (a country in Southern Africa) Wikipedia link: Great Zimbabwe Categories (place): Countries, Countries in Africa, Zimbabwe
    Sense id: en-Zimbabwe-sw-name-F8iEi4Lh Categories (other): Pages with 17 entries, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header Related terms: Afrika Kusini, Algeria Zimbabwe Aljeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Chad Zimbabwe Chadi, Cote d'Ivoire Zimbabwe Kodivaa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Uhabeshi Zimbabwe Habeshi, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea Bisau Zimbabwe Guinea-Bisau Zimbabwe Ginebisau, Guinea ya Ikweta Zimbabwe Ginekweta, Guinea Zimbabwe Gine Zimbabwe Gini, Jamhuri ya Afrika ya Kati, Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo, Kongo-Kinshasa, Jamhuri ya Kongo, Kongo-Brazzaville, Jibuti Zimbabwe Djibouti, Kamerun Zimbabwe Cameroon Zimbabwe Kameruni, Kenya, Komori, Visiwa vya Ngazija, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagaska, Bukini, Malawi, Unyasa, Mali, Mauritania, Mayotte, Misri, Umisri, Morisi, Moroko Zimbabwe Maroko, Msumbiji, Mozambik, Mtakatifu Helena, Namibia, Niger Zimbabwe Nijeri, Nigeria Zimbabwe Nijeria Zimbabwe Naijeria, Rwanda Zimbabwe Ruanda, Réunion, Sahara ya Magharibi, Sao Tome na Principe, Senegal Zimbabwe Senegali, Shelisheli, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Sudan Kusini, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Uswazi, Swaziland, Zambia
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          "word": "Jamhuri ya Kongo"
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          "word": "Kongo-Brazzaville"
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          "word": "Jibuti Zimbabwe Djibouti"
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          "word": "Kamerun Zimbabwe Cameroon Zimbabwe Kameruni"
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          "word": "Mali"
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          "word": "Mozambik"
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          "word": "Mtakatifu Helena"
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          "word": "Namibia"
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          "word": "Sahara ya Magharibi"
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          "word": "Sao Tome na Principe"
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          "word": "Sierra Leone"
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          "word": "Somalia"
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          "word": "Sudan"
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        {
          "word": "Sudan Kusini"
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          "word": "Tanzania"
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          "word": "Togo"
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          "word": "Tunisia"
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          "word": "Uganda"
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