Namibia

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Australia, Canada, US, UK/nəˈmɪbi.ə/British, Southern, Standard/nəˈmɪbijə/Scotland/nəˈmɪbe.ə/New Zealand/nəˈməbi.ə/

proper noun

A country in Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Namibia. Capital: Windhoek.

CommonScrabble 11

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A country in Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Namibia. Capital: Windhoek.

Origin

  1. Khoekhoenamib
  2. EnglishNamibia

From Namib (from Khoekhoe namib) + -ia.

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Translations

Afrikaans Namibië
  • NamibiëRepublic of Namibia
Arabic نَامِيبِيَا
  • نَامِيبِيَا (namībiyā)Republic of Namibia
Basque Namibia
  • NamibiaRepublic of Namibia
Bengali নামিবিয়া
  • নামিবিয়া (namibiẏa)Republic of Namibia
Bulgarian Нами́бия
  • Нами́бия (Namíbija)Republic of Namibia
Catalan Namíbia
  • NamíbiaRepublic of Namibia
Chinese Cantonese 納米比亞 /纳米比亚
  • 納米比亞 /纳米比亚 (naap⁶ mai⁵ bei² aa³)Republic of Namibia
Chinese Mandarin 納米比亞 /纳米比亚
  • 納米比亞 /纳米比亚 (Nàmǐbǐyà)Republic of Namibia
Czech Namibie
  • NamibieRepublic of Namibia
Danish Namibia
  • NamibiaRepublic of Namibia
Dutch Namibië
  • NamibiëRepublic of Namibia
Esperanto Namibio
  • NamibioRepublic of Namibia
Estonian Namiibia
  • NamiibiaRepublic of Namibia
Finnish Namibia
  • NamibiaRepublic of Namibia
French Namibie
  • NamibieRepublic of Namibia
German Namibia
  • NamibiaRepublic of Namibia
Greek Ναμίμπια
  • Ναμίμπια (Namímpia)Republic of Namibia
Hebrew נמיביה
  • נמיביה (namíbiya)Republic of Namibia
Hindi नामीबिया
  • नामीबिया (nāmībiyā)Republic of Namibia
Hungarian Namíbia
  • NamíbiaRepublic of Namibia
Icelandic Namibía
  • NamibíaRepublic of Namibia
Indonesian Namibia
  • NamibiaRepublic of Namibia
Irish An Namaib
  • An NamaibRepublic of Namibia
Italian Namibia
  • NamibiaRepublic of Namibia
Japanese ナミビア
  • ナミビアRepublic of Namibia
Korean 나미비아
  • 나미비아Republic of Namibia
Latin Namibia
  • NamibiaRepublic of Namibia
Latvian Namībija
  • NamībijaRepublic of Namibia
Lithuanian Namibija
  • NamibijaRepublic of Namibia
Malay Namibia
  • NamibiaRepublic of Namibia
Māori Namīpia
  • NamīpiaRepublic of Namibia
Norwegian Bokmål Namibia
  • NamibiaRepublic of Namibia
Persian نامیبیا
  • نامیبیا (nâmibiyâ)Republic of Namibia
Polish Namibia
  • NamibiaRepublic of Namibia
Portuguese Namíbia
  • NamíbiaRepublic of Namibia
Romanian Namibia
  • NamibiaRepublic of Namibia
Russian Нами́бия
  • Нами́бия (Namíbija)Republic of Namibia
Scottish Gaelic Naimibia
  • NaimibiaRepublic of Namibia
Slovak Namíbia
  • NamíbiaRepublic of Namibia
Spanish Namibia
  • NamibiaRepublic of Namibia
Swahili Namibia
  • NamibiaRepublic of Namibia
Swedish Namibia
  • NamibiaRepublic of Namibia
Tagalog Namibya
  • NamibyaRepublic of Namibia
Tamil நமீபியா
  • நமீபியா (namīpiyā)Republic of Namibia
Thai นามิเบีย
  • นามิเบีย (naa-mí-biia)Republic of Namibia
Turkish Namibya
  • NamibyaRepublic of Namibia
Ukrainian Намі́бія
  • Намі́бія (Namíbija)Republic of Namibia
Urdu نمیبیا
  • نمیبیا (nmebyā)Republic of Namibia
Vietnamese Nam-mi-bi-a, Na-mi-bi-a
  • Nam-mi-bi-aRepublic of Namibia
  • Na-mi-bi-aRepublic of Namibia
Welsh Namibia
  • NamibiaRepublic of Namibia

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

Namibia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Namibia

MLA

“Namibia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Namibia. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Namibia,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Namibia.

Source: Namibia on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.