Zambezian
/zæmˈbiː.zi.ən/noun
Relating to the Zambezi River or the regions through which it flows.
Did you know?Zambezian is a modern demonymic adjective built from the Zambezi River, whose name entered English through colonial-era geographic naming rather than an ancient occult root.
Etymological Timeline
Precolonial
Bantu
dzambezi / zambesi (reconstructed local forms)
“The river name in local African usage, referring to the great river system”
16th Century
Portuguese
Zambeze
“Portuguese rendering of the river name”
18th-19th Century
English
Zambezi
“English name for the major river in south-central Africa”
19th-20th Century
English
Zambezian
“Adjectival form meaning 'of or relating to the Zambezi'”
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