n. person or name from which name of race, family, etc., is derived; person whose name is used metaphorically to signify a quality or thing. eponymic, eponymous, a.eponymy, n.
Green represents agriculture. Red recalls the struggle for independence. Black stands for the Zambian people. Orange symbolizes Zambia's mineral wealth, particularly the major deposits of copper. Effective date: 24 October 1964.