n.
Pronunciation: n ə - ' mi-b ē - ə
Variant: or formerly South-West Africa or 1884-1919 German Southwest Africa
Function: geographical name
country SW Africa on the Atlantic; until 1990 a territory administered by South Africa which captured it from Germany in World War I capital Windhoek area 318,321 sq mi (824,451 sq km ), pop 1,511,600
– Na · mib · ian \ -b ē - ə n, -by ə n \ adjective or noun