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german southwest africa

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Na⋅mib⋅i⋅a

[nuh-mib-ee-uh]
–noun
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.
Formerly, German Southwest Africa (1884–1919),
South-West Africa (1920–68).


Na⋅mib⋅i⋅an, adjective, noun
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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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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