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ZIMBABWEAN

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of Zimbabwe

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Zimbabwean" is a kind of...):

African (a native or inhabitant of Africa)

Holonyms ("Zimbabwean" is a member of...):

Republic of Zimbabwe; Rhodesia; Southern Rhodesia; Zimbabwe (a landlocked republic in south central Africa formerly called Rhodesia; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1980)

Derivation:

Zimbabwean (of or relating to or characteristic of Zimbabwe or its people)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of Zimbabwe or its people

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Zimbabwe (a landlocked republic in south central Africa formerly called Rhodesia; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1980)

Derivation:

Zimbabwe (a landlocked republic in south central Africa formerly called Rhodesia; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1980)

Zimbabwean (a native or inhabitant of Zimbabwe)

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