- a river in S central and E Africa, rising in NW Zambia and flowing across E Angola back into Zambia, continuing south to the Caprivi Strip of Namibia, then east forming the Zambia–Zimbabwe border, and finally crossing Mozambique to the Indian Ocean: the fourth longest river in Africa. Length: 2740 km (1700 miles)
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Zam•be•zi
(zam bē′zē),USA pronunciation n.
- Place Namesa river in S Africa, flowing S and W from Zambia through E Angola and Zambia and then E along the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe into and through central Mozambique to the Indian Ocean. 1650 mi. (2657 km) long.
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Zambezi, Zambese /zæmˈbiːzɪ/ n
'Zambezi' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Africa
- Kariba
- Livingstone
- Matabeleland
- Nyasa
- Shire
- Victoria Falls
- Zambezian
- Caprivi Strip
- Kafue
- Tete