Africa
Le Zimbabwe
masculineGoing there, being there
au Zimbabwe
Coming from
du Zimbabwe
Why
Le Zimbabwe is masculine and starts with a consonant: à + le contracts into au, which gives au Zimbabwe.
The people
un Zimbabwéen, une Zimbabwéenne
Official languages
anglais, shona, ndébélé
Capital
Harare
Example
Les ruines du Grand Zimbabwe se visitent au Zimbabwe.
The ruins of Great Zimbabwe are visited in Zimbabwe.
Worth knowing
Le Zimbabwe ends in e and is still masculine: au Zimbabwe, not en Zimbabwe. Same as le Mexique, le Cambodge and le Mozambique.
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