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South West Africa

noun

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

• Syn: ↑Namibia, ↑Republic of Namibia

• Derivationally related forms: ↑Namibian (for: ↑Namibia)

• Regions: ↑Africa

• Instance Hypernyms: ↑African country, ↑African nation

• Part Holonyms: ↑Africa

• Member Meronyms: ↑Herero, ↑Namibian

• Part Meronyms: ↑Windhoek, ↑Kalahari, ↑Kalahari Desert, ↑Namib Desert

Useful english dictionary. 2012.