Rhodesian

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Etymology

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From Rhodesia +‎ -an.

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Rhodesian (not comparable)

  1. From, pertaining, or relating to Rhodesia or its people or culture.
    • 2018, Tsitsi Dangarembga, This Mournable Body, Faber & Faber (2020), page 289:
      “Take it easy, Tahm-boo,” your boss says, her Rhodesian accent returning inexplicably.

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Rhodesian (plural Rhodesians)

  1. Someone from Rhodesia.
    • 2006, Tsitsi Dangarembga, The Book of Not, Faber & Faber Limited (2021), page 30:
      Six or seven steps were needed to traverse these parking spaces whose white painted boundaries accommodated the large and long vehicles of elite Rhodesians.

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