Na·mib·i·a (n -m b  -) Formerly South-West Africa A country of southwest Africa on the Atlantic Ocean. A German protectorate after 1884, it was occupied in 1915 by South Africa, which governed it under a League of Nations mandate from 1920 to 1946 but refused to accept the United Nations trusteeship that replaced the mandate. Namibia finally achieved full independence in 1990. Windhoek is the capital. Population: 2,060,000. Na·mib i·an adj. & n. |   |
Namibia [nɑːˈmɪbɪə nə-]
n
(Placename) a country in southern Africa bordering on South Africa: annexed by Germany in 1884 and mandated by the League of Nations to South Africa in 1920. The mandate was terminated by the UN in 1966 but this was ignored by South Africa, as was the 1971 ruling by the International Court of Justice that the territory be surrendered. Independence was achieved in 1990 and Namibia became a member of the Commonwealth; Walvis Bay remained a South African enclave until 1994 when it was returned to Namibia. Official language: English; Afrikaans and German also spoken. Religion: mostly animist, with some Christians. Currency: dollar. Capital: Windhoek. Pop.: 1 798 000 (2001 est.). Area: 823 328 sq. km (317 887 sq. miles) Also called South West Africa Former name (1885-1919) German Southwest Africa
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| Noun | 1. |  Namibia - 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 AfricaWindhoek - capital of Namibia in the center of the country Kalahari, Kalahari Desert - a desert in southwestern Africa - largely Botswana Namib Desert - a desert in Namibia extending along the coast between the high plateau and the Atlantic Ocean Africa - 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 Ocean Herero - a member of a pastoral Bantu people living in Namibia, Botswana, and Angola Namibian - a native or inhabitant of Namibia |
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