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Where does “Zimbabwe” come from?

Zimbabwe (French) comes from Shona dzimba-dze-mabwe — house of stones.

Ancestry of “Zimbabwe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Shonadzimba-dze-mabwehouse of stones

Words derived from “Zimbabwe”

  • zimbabwéen
  • Zimbabwéen
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