Main Entry:

Na·mib·ia

Pronunciation:

\nə-ˈmi-bē-ə\

Variant(s):

or formerly South–West Africa or 1884–1919 German Southwest Africa

Function:

geographical name

country SW Africa on the Atlantic; until 1990 a territory administered by South Africa which captured it from Germany in World War I ∗ Windhoek area 318,321 square miles (824,451 square kilometers), population 1,830,330

— Na·mib·ian \-bē-ən, -byən\ adjective or noun