Meanings
proper noun
- A city, the capital city of Namibia.
- metonymicallyThe Namibian government.
Origin
- DutchWindhoek
- EnglishWindhoek
Borrowed from Afrikaans/Dutch Windhoek, from wind (“wind”) + hoek (“corner, angle”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Windhoek
- Windhoekcapital of Namibia
Arabic وِينْدْهُوك
- وِينْدْهُوك (windhūk)capital of Namibia
Chinese Mandarin 溫得和克 /温得和克
- 溫得和克 /温得和克 (Wēndéhékè)capital of Namibia
Czech Windhoek
- Windhoekcapital of Namibia
Danish Windhoek
- Windhoekcapital of Namibia
Dutch Windhoek
- Windhoekcapital of Namibia
Finnish Windhoek
- Windhoekcapital of Namibia
French Windhoek
- Windhoekcapital of Namibia
German Windhuk, Windhoek
- Windhukcapital of Namibia
- Windhoekcapital of Namibia
Greek Βίντχουκ
- Βίντχουκ (Víntchouk)capital of Namibia
Hungarian Windhoek
- Windhoekcapital of Namibia
Japanese ウィントフック, ヴィントフック
- ウィントフック (Wintofukku)capital of Namibia
- ヴィントフック (Vintofukku)capital of Namibia
Korean 빈트후크, 윈드후크
- 빈트후크 (Binteuhukeu)capital of Namibia
- 윈드후크 (Windeuhukeu)capital of Namibia
Polish Windhuk
- Windhukcapital of Namibia
Portuguese Vinduque
- Vinduquecapital of Namibia
Romanian Windhoek
- Windhoekcapital of Namibia
Russian Ви́ндхук
- Ви́ндхук (Víndxuk)capital of Namibia
Spanish Vinjuc, Windhoek
- Vinjuccapital of Namibia
- Windhoekcapital of Namibia
Swahili Windhoek
- Windhoekcapital of Namibia
Swedish Windhoek
- Windhoekcapital of Namibia
Ukrainian Ві́ндгук
- Ві́ндгук (Víndhuk)capital of Namibia
Vietnamese Vin-hớc
- Vin-hớccapital of Namibia
Cite this entry
APA
Windhoek. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Windhoek
MLA
“Windhoek.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Windhoek. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Windhoek,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Windhoek.
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