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Where does “Zimbábue” come from?

Zimbábue (Portuguese) comes from English Zimbabwe, from Shona dzimba-dze-mabwe — house of stones.

Ancestry of “Zimbábue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishZimbabwe—
2Shonadzimba-dze-mabwehouse of stones
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