The Kingdom of Mutapa – sometimes referred to as the Mutapa Empire, Mwenemutapa, (Shona: Mwene we Mutapa, Portuguese: Monomotapa) – was an African empire covering vast territories in what are now modern day Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique and South Africa.

The Portuguese term Monomotapa is a transliteration of the African royal title Mwenemutapa derived from a combination of two words Mwene meaning King or Lord, and Mutapa meaning land.
Over time the monarch's royal title was applied to the kingdom as a whole, and used to denote the kingdom's territory on maps from the period.
The Kingdom of Mutapa – sometimes referred to as the Mutapa Empire, Mwenemutapa, (Shona: Mwene we Mutapa, Portuguese: Monomotapa) – was an African empire covering vast territories in what are now modern day Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique and South Africa. 
The Portuguese term Monomotapa is a transliteration of the African royal title Mwenemutapa derived from a combination of two words Mwene meaning King or Lord, and Mutapa meaning land. Over time the monarch's royal title was applied to the kingdom as a whole, and used to denote the kingdom's territory on maps from the period.
Kingdom of Mutapa