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ID: 7016882
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7016882
 
Record Type: administrative
Hierarchy of Rhodesia (general region)  Rhodesia (general region)

Note: Area of central southern Africa, including nations Zimbabwe and Zambia; one of earliest homes of Homo sapiens; remains of ancient populations include human skulls, Paleolithic hand axes, Bushman rock paintings, great ruined stone buildings, and ancient goldfields.

Names:
Rhodesia (preferred,C,V,English-P,U,N)  ............ named by British South Africa Company, 19th cen.
Rhodesie (C,O)
Rodesia (C,O)

Hierarchical Position:
Hierarchy of World (facet)    World (facet)
Hierarchy of Africa (continent)  ....  Africa (continent) (P)
Hierarchy of Rhodesia (general region)  ........  Rhodesia (general region) (P)

Place Types:
general region (preferred, C)  ............  very early inhabited area

Sources and Contributors:
Rhodesia..........  [BHA, VP Preferred]
.................  Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984) 1013
Rhodesie..........  [BHA]
.................  BHA, Authority file (1973-)
Rodesia..........  [VP]
.................  Cassell's Italian Dictionary (1983) 438
Subject: .....  [BHA, VP]
..................  BHA, Authority file (1973-)
..................  Cassell's Italian Dictionary (1983) 438
..................  Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984) 1013
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
..........  Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984)

 

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