Namibia


Na·mib·ia

geographical name \nə-ˈmi-bē-ə\

Definition of NAMIBIA

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), pop 1,830,330
Na·mib·ian \-bē-ən, -byən\ adjective or noun

Variants of NAMIBIA

Na·mib·ia or formerly South–West Africa or 1884–1919 German Southwest Africa

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