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. |   |
Namibian [nɑːˈmɪbɪən nə-]
adj
(Placename) (Social Science / Peoples) of or relating to Namibia or its inhabitants
n
(Social Science / Peoples) a native or inhabitant of Namibia
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| Noun | 1. |  Namibian - a native or inhabitant of Namibia Namibia, Republic of Namibia, 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 Africa African - a native or inhabitant of Africa |
| Adj. | 1. | Namibian - of or relating to Namibia or its people |
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