Definitions for namibianəˈmɪb i ə
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Na•mib•i•anəˈmɪb i ə(n.)
a republic in SW Africa: a former German protectorate; a mandate of South Africa (1919–66); gained independence 1990. 1,648,270; 318,261 sq. mi. (824,296 sq. km).
Category: Geography (places)
Ref: Cap.: Windhoek.; Formerly, German Southwest Africa, (1884–1919), South-West Africa (1920–68).
Na•mib′i•an(adj.; n.)
Princeton's WordNet
Namibia, Republic of Namibia, South West Africa(noun)
a republic in southwestern Africa on the south Atlantic coast (formerly called South West Africa); achieved independence from South Africa in 1990; the greater part of Namibia forms part of the high Namibian plateau of South Africa
Wiktionary
Namibia(ProperNoun)
Country in the Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Namibia.
Origin: / namib + Latinate suffix -ia
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Namibia
A republic in southern Africa, south of ANGOLA and west of BOTSWANA. Its capital is Windhoek.
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