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Namibia

na·mi·bia

UK/nəˈmɪbijə/ US/nəˈmɪbi.ə/ rare

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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 form part of the high Namibian plateau of South Africa

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From Namib (from Khoekhoe namib) + -ia.

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