Namibianadj.n.

Brit.

/nəˈmɪbɪən/, U.S.

/nəˈmɪbiən/

Origin: From proper names, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Namib , -ian suffix; proper name Namibia , -an suffix.

Etymology: In sense A. 1 < the name of the Namib Desert on the west coast of southern Africa (now the coast of Namibia) + -ian suffix; in other senses < the name of Namibia + -an suffix.The Republic of Namibia is a country on the coast of south-west Africa between South Africa and Angola. It was given this name by the United Nations in 1968, in anticipation of its being released from the administrative mandate granted to South Africa by the League of Nations in 1919. Namib is the generic Khoekhoe word for ‘desert’.

A. adj.

1. Of, relating to, or designating the Namib Desert.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > landscape > wild or uncultivated land > [adjective] > barren or desert > spec

sub-Saharan1899

Namibian1950

1950 Sci. Monthly 70 177 This fauna is exclusively limited to the Namibian sand dunes.

1983 Current Anthropol. 24 51 In arid climates, primary production..is very strongly correlated with precipitation; a plot of annual rainfall by primary production in the Namibian desert shows an almost perfect linear relationship.

1998 Independent 3 Aug. i. 10/4 Local dealers insist tourmaline cannot be commercially extracted in the Namibian desert.

2. Of or relating to Namibia or its inhabitants.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Africa > [adjective] > Central African lands

Nigritian1757

Sudanic1802

Sudanese1853

Mozambican1875

Nigerian1876

Zanzibari1884

Rhodesian1892

Chadian1960

Katangese1962

Tanzanian1964

Lagosian1967

Namibian1968

Malawian1970

Zairean1973

Zairois1973

Zairese1974

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Africa > native or inhabitant of Southern Africa > [adjective] > countries or regions

Angolan1625

South African1787

Malay1811

Ciskeian1848

Zambian1959

Zimbabwean1961

Namibian1968

Sowetan1977

1968 United Nations 22nd Session Suppl. 16A 12 June 2/1 Reaffirms the inalienable right of the Namibian people to freedom and independence.

1987 News on Sunday 12 July 3/6 Namibian uranium has been imported and exported by this country.

2002 N.Z. Herald (Nexis) 11 Dec. The Namibian Government, which took power with independence from South Africa in 1990, aims to gradually increase black ownership of land.

B. n.

A native or inhabitant of Namibia.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Africa > native or inhabitant of Southern Africa > [noun] > countries or regions

Angolan1600

Angola1653

Malay1765

South African1806

Ngwaketsea1832

bushboya1834

Kapenaar1834

Transkeian1847

bosch-man1849

Natalian1850

burgher1879

Transvaaler1887

veldman1895

Rhodesian1897

Vaalpens1899

backvelder1911

plattelander1934

southwester1960

Zimbabwean1961

Zambian1963

Botswanian1966

Botswanan1967

Namibian1968

Ciskeian1973

Sowetan1974

1968 Post (S. Afr.) 4 Feb. 5 We are Namibians and not South Africans.

1970 Times 15 Aug. 11 On July 31 all Namibians in the United Kingdom and their friends..participated in a memorial service to the great Chief Hosea Kutako, one of the founders of Namibian nationhood.

1991 Argus (Cape Town) 18 July The Constitution..provides all Namibians with freedom of movement and residence throughout the country.

2002 Morning Star (Nexis) 5 Dec. 8 Goldsmith travels across the country, finding reminders of the suffering the Namibians endured at the colonialists' hands wherever she goes.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	namibian
释义	Namibianadj.n. Brit. /nəˈmɪbɪən/, U.S. /nəˈmɪbiən/ Origin: From proper names, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Namib , -ian suffix; proper name Namibia , -an suffix. Etymology: In sense A. 1 < the name of the Namib Desert on the west coast of southern Africa (now the coast of Namibia) + -ian suffix; in other senses < the name of Namibia + -an suffix.The Republic of Namibia is a country on the coast of south-west Africa between South Africa and Angola. It was given this name by the United Nations in 1968, in anticipation of its being released from the administrative mandate granted to South Africa by the League of Nations in 1919. Namib is the generic Khoekhoe word for ‘desert’. A. adj. 1. Of, relating to, or designating the Namib Desert. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > wild or uncultivated land > [adjective] > barren or desert > spec sub-Saharan1899 Namibian1950 1950 Sci. Monthly 70 177 This fauna is exclusively limited to the Namibian sand dunes. 1983 Current Anthropol. 24 51 In arid climates, primary production..is very strongly correlated with precipitation; a plot of annual rainfall by primary production in the Namibian desert shows an almost perfect linear relationship. 1998 Independent 3 Aug. i. 10/4 Local dealers insist tourmaline cannot be commercially extracted in the Namibian desert. 2. Of or relating to Namibia or its inhabitants. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Africa > [adjective] > Central African lands Nigritian1757 Sudanic1802 Sudanese1853 Mozambican1875 Nigerian1876 Zanzibari1884 Rhodesian1892 Chadian1960 Katangese1962 Tanzanian1964 Lagosian1967 Namibian1968 Malawian1970 Zairean1973 Zairois1973 Zairese1974 the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Africa > native or inhabitant of Southern Africa > [adjective] > countries or regions Angolan1625 South African1787 Malay1811 Ciskeian1848 Zambian1959 Zimbabwean1961 Namibian1968 Sowetan1977 1968 United Nations 22nd Session Suppl. 16A 12 June 2/1 Reaffirms the inalienable right of the Namibian people to freedom and independence. 1987 News on Sunday 12 July 3/6 Namibian uranium has been imported and exported by this country. 2002 N.Z. Herald (Nexis) 11 Dec. The Namibian Government, which took power with independence from South Africa in 1990, aims to gradually increase black ownership of land. B. n. A native or inhabitant of Namibia. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Africa > native or inhabitant of Southern Africa > [noun] > countries or regions Angolan1600 Angola1653 Malay1765 South African1806 Ngwaketsea1832 bushboya1834 Kapenaar1834 Transkeian1847 bosch-man1849 Natalian1850 burgher1879 Transvaaler1887 veldman1895 Rhodesian1897 Vaalpens1899 backvelder1911 plattelander1934 southwester1960 Zimbabwean1961 Zambian1963 Botswanian1966 Botswanan1967 Namibian1968 Ciskeian1973 Sowetan1974 1968 Post (S. Afr.) 4 Feb. 5 We are Namibians and not South Africans. 1970 Times 15 Aug. 11 On July 31 all Namibians in the United Kingdom and their friends..participated in a memorial service to the great Chief Hosea Kutako, one of the founders of Namibian nationhood. 1991 Argus (Cape Town) 18 July The Constitution..provides all Namibians with freedom of movement and residence throughout the country. 2002 Morning Star (Nexis) 5 Dec. 8 Goldsmith travels across the country, finding reminders of the suffering the Namibians endured at the colonialists' hands wherever she goes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1950
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