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SOUTH WEST AFRICA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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 forms part of the high Namibian plateau of South Africa
Synonyms:
Namibia; Republic of Namibia; South West Africa
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
African country; African nation (any one of the countries occupying the African continent)
Meronyms (parts of "South West Africa"):
Windhoek (capital of Namibia in the center of the country)
Kalahari; Kalahari Desert (a desert in southwestern Africa - largely Botswana)
Namib Desert (a desert in Namibia extending along the coast between the high plateau and the Atlantic Ocean)
Meronyms (members of "South West Africa"):
Herero (a member of a pastoral Bantu people living in Namibia, Botswana, and Angola)
Namibian (a native or inhabitant of Namibia)
Domain region:
Africa (the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean)
Holonyms ("South West Africa" is a part of...):
Africa (the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean)
