NAMA

Meaning of NAMA in English

/nah"mah, -meuh/ , n. , pl. Namas , ( esp. collectively ) Nama . for 1.

1. a member of a Khoikhoi people of Namaqualand, in SW Africa.

2. the language of the Nama.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

NAMA — I. ˈnämə noun ( plural nama or namas ) Usage: usually capitalized 1. also na·man -ən : one of a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NAMA — [ 'nα:mə ] ■ noun ( plural same or ~s ) 1》 a member of one of the Khoikhoi peoples …
Concise Oxford English vocab
NAMA — also called Naman, Namakwa, or Namaqua, Khoikhoin (Hottentot) people living in southern Namibia. They constitute by far the largest Khoikhoin …
Britannica English vocabulary
NAMA — Nama BrE AmE ˈnɑːm ə -ɑː ▷ Nama|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
NAME — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English nama; akin to Old High German namo ~, Latin nomen, Greek onoma, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NAMIBIA — officially Republic of Namibia formerly (1915–68) South-West Africa Nation, southwestern coast of Africa. Area: 318,580 sq mi (825,118 sq km). …
Английский словарь Британика
KHOEKHOE — or Khoikhoi formerly Hottentot (pejorative) Group of peoples, speaking closely related Khoisan languages , who were among the first indigenous …
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NAMAN — noun see nama I, 1
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SAN — I. ˈsan noun ( -s ) Etymology: Greek (Doric), of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew sīn sin : a sibilant …
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NAME — I. ˈnām noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English nama; akin to Old High German & Gothic …
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NAMAQUA — I. nəˈmäkwə noun ( -s ) Etymology: from Namaqua land, coast region in southwestern Africa : a long-tailed African dove …
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TSAMA — ˈtsämə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Afrikaans, from Hottentot (Nama dialect) tsamas Africa : watermelon
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TO-NAME — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tōnama, from tō to + nama name 1. obsolete : surname 2. Scotland …
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ORIBI — ˈȯrəbē noun also ou·re·bi ˈu̇rə- ( -s ) Etymology: Afrikaans oribi, probably from Hottentot (Nama dialect) arab : any of …
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NARAS — ˈnarəs noun ( -es ) Etymology: Hottentot (Nama dialect) bnarab : a spiny southern African desert shrub ( Acanthosicyos horrida …
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NAAM — noun or nam ˈnäm ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English nām, from Old Norse, action of taking …
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KAAMA — ˈkämə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Hottentot (Nama dialect) ɔ́χ amap, Kamáb : hartebeest
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HOTTENTOT — ˈhät ə nˌtät, usu -äd.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Afrikaans Hottentot, Hotnot 1. usually capitalized a. : a people …
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KHOIKHOI — [ 'kɔɪkɔɪ ] (also Khoi-khoin -kɔɪn , Khoi ) ■ noun ( plural same) a member of a group of …
Concise Oxford English vocab
DAMARA — [ də'mα:rə ] ■ noun ( plural same or ~s ) a member of a people inhabiting mountainous parts of …
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SOUTHERN AFRICA, HISTORY OF
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NAMAN — (Sanskrit), Pali Nama in Vedism and Hinduism, the characteristic sign or mark, most frequently used in the sense of the …
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REHOBOTH — town, central Namibia. The town is located about 52 miles (84 km) south of Windhoek, the national capital, and lies …
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NAMIBIA, FLAG OF — national flag consisting of diagonal stripes of blue, red, and green separated by narrower white stripes. In the upper hoist …
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NAMIB — Portuguese Namibe, cool coastal desert along the Atlantic coast of southwestern Africa, extending 1,200 miles (1,900 km) from the city …
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KHOISAN LANGUAGES
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KHOIKHOIN LANGUAGES — also called Hottentot, group of Khoisan languages most closely related to the Central San languages, with which they are placed …
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KHOIKHOIN — also spelled Khoikhoi, also called (pejorative) Hottentots, people of southern Africa whom the first European explorers found in areas of …
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BETHANIE — also spelled Bethanien, village, southern Namibia. Bethanie is situated at the site of a spring in an arid region; the …
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'ATTAR, FARID OD-DIN — born c. 1142?, Nishapur, Iran died c. 1220, Mecca, Arabia [now in Saudi Arabia] in full Farid od-Din Mohammad ebn …
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EINA — / ˈeɪnɑː; NAmE / exclamation ( SAfrE ) used to express sudden pain : Eina! That was sore! •• WORD …
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