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# matabele

noun (the Matabele); adjective (Matabele)

«matabele» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The Matabele (Ndebele) are a people of south-western Zimbabwe, around the city of Bulawayo. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/matabele/#m1)
2. Matabeleland is the region where they live. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/matabele/#m2)

### In the lessons

Met in history lessons about southern Africa and colonial wars. Today the people are usually called Ndebele.

### Examples

- The Matabele kingdom was founded by Mzilikazi. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/matabele/#x1)
- Bulawayo is the main city of Matabeleland. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/matabele/#x2)
- The Matabele are also called the Ndebele. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/matabele/#x3)
- British settlers fought wars against the Matabele in the 1890s. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/matabele/#x4)
- Matabeleland has wide, dry grasslands. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/matabele/#x5)

### Note

«Matabele» is an older name; «Ndebele» is the people's own name and is preferred today. Capital M.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «matabele» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/matabele/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«matabele» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/matabele.html) on Mova free.