HyperDic: south_west_africa

English > 1 sense of the expression South West Africa:
NOUNlocationSouth West Africa, Namibia, Republic of Namibiaa republic in southwestern Africa on the south Atlantic coast (formerly called South West Africa)
English > South West Africa: 1 sense > noun 1, location
MeaningA 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.
SynonymsNamibia, Republic of Namibia
Instance ofAfrican country, African nationAny one of the countries occupying the African continent
MembersHereroA member of a pastoral Bantu people living in Namibia, Botswana, and Angola
NamibianA native or inhabitant of Namibia
Part ofAfricaThe second largest continent
PartsKalahari, Kalahari DesertA desert in southwestern Africa - largely Botswana
Namib DesertA desert in Namibia extending along the coast between the high plateau and the Atlantic Ocean
WindhoekCapital of Namibia in the center of the country
RegionAfricaThe second largest continent
SpanishNamibia
CatalanNamíbia

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