African country vs Republic of Zimbabwe

African country and Republic of Zimbabwe both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
African country	Yes	No	No	No
Republic of Zimbabwe	Yes	No	No	No

African country (noun)	Republic of Zimbabwe (noun)
any one of the countries occupying the African continent	a landlocked republic in south central Africa formerly called Rhodesia; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1980