South West Africa

South West Africa

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(Placename) another name for Namibia

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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 Africa Namibia, Republic of Namibia Windhoek - 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