Rhodesia vs Zimbabwe

Rhodesia and Zimbabwe both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Rhodesia	Yes	No	No	No
Zimbabwe	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Rhodesia and Zimbabwe are synonyms defined as:

Rhodesia and Zimbabwe: a landlocked republic in south central Africa formerly called Rhodesia; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1980

Other synonyms of Rhodesia include Republic of Zimbabwe, Southern Rhodesia.

Rhodesia (noun)	Zimbabwe (noun)
a landlocked republic in south central Africa formerly called Rhodesia; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1980	a landlocked republic in south central Africa formerly called Rhodesia; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1980