Namibia
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- proper noun
- /nəˈmɪbiə/
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Namibia
- In Namibia, you can explore the Namib Desert and the Etosha National Park.
- independence of Namibia
- independent Namibia
- Namibia in 1990
Instead it made a deal with Namibia's government.
- Instead it made a deal with Namibia's government.
- He dodged the Vietnam draft and went to Namibia.
- This could be entirely A coincidence that the largest sound inventory of any language is the Khoisan of Botswana and Namibia.
Examples
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IN THE SOUTHERN AFRICAN COUNTRY OF NAMIBIA, THERE LIVES A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO ARE GENETICALLY MORE CLOSELY RELATED TO OUR ANCIENT ANCESTORS THAN ANY GROUP OF PEOPLE ON THE PLANET TODAY.
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After one year, has Namibia lived up to the hopes it offered Africa at independence?
Academic text (1991) -
I could get on the first plane to Namibia.
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Why are you going to Namibia?
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Instead it made a deal with Namibia's government.
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Women have traditionally faced discrimination in Namibia, and it appears little has changed since independence.
Academic text (1991) -
This is the Bethany operator calling South Africa from Namibia.
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Our next orphan, Susan... was on her way to Namibia to meet her new adoptive parents.
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One such cave in hyper-arid Namibia has been used by leopards for at least forty years.
Academic text (2011) -
They love Namibia for its beautiful dunes that are even taller than the bio state buildings.
Synonyms
A country in southwest Africa on the Atlantic coast that became independent from South Africa in 1990
Compounds
A country in southwest Africa on the Atlantic coast that became independent from South Africa in 1990
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Namibia comes from the Namib Desert. The name Namib comes from a local Nama word meaning 'vast place' or 'where there is nothing', and the ending -ia means 'land of', so Namibia is the 'land of the Namib'.