| a former name of Namibia. |
| a republic in SW Africa: a former German protectorate; a mandate of South Africa 1920–66; gained independence 1990. 1,727,183; 318,261 sq. mi. (824,296 sq. km). Capital: Windhoek. |
| German Southwest Africa A former German colony of southwest Africa. It was annexed by Germany in 1885 and awarded to South Africa as the mandate of South-West Africa (now Namibia) by the League of Nations in 1919. |