South West Africa

South West Africa

n (Placename) another name for Namibia

Na•mib•i•a

(nəˈmɪb 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). Cap.: Windhoek. Formerly, German Southwest Africa, (1884–1919), South-West Africa (1920–68). Na•mib′i•an, adj., n.

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South West Africa - 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 AfricaNamibia, Republic of NamibiaWindhoek - capital of Namibia in the center of the countryKalahari, Kalahari Desert - a desert in southwestern Africa - largely BotswanaNamib Desert - a desert in Namibia extending along the coast between the high plateau and the Atlantic OceanAfrica - the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian OceanHerero - a member of a pastoral Bantu people living in Namibia, Botswana, and AngolaNamibian - a native or inhabitant of Namibia