# Namibia
## English
### Etymology

From Namib (from Khoekhoe namib) +‎ -ia.

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /nəˈmɪbi.ə/
* Rhymes: -ɪbiə
* Audio (UK):(file)
* Audio (Canada):(file)

### Proper noun

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

#### Holonyms

* Subsahara

#### Derived terms

* Namibian

#### Translations
### See also

* Windhoek
* Countries of the world
* Algeria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cabo Verde
* Cameroon
* Central African Republic
* Chad
* Comoros
* Côte d'Ivoire, Ivory Coast
* Democratic Republic of the Congo
* Djibouti
* Egypt
* Equatorial Guinea
* Eritrea
* Eswatini ~ eSwatini, Swaziland
* Ethiopia
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea
* Guinea-Bissau
* Kenya
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libya
* Madagascar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Mauritania
* Mauritius
* Morocco
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Republic of the Congo
* Rwanda
* São Tomé and Príncipe
* Senegal
* Seychelles
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* South Africa
* South Sudan
* Sudan
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Western Sahara
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

### Further reading

Namibia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

## Asturian
### Proper noun

Namibia f
* Namibia (a country in Southern Africa)

## Central Huasteca Nahuatl
### Proper noun

Namibia
* Namibia (a country in Southern Africa)

## Central Nahuatl
### Proper noun

Namibia
* Namibia (a country in Southern Africa)

## Danish
### Proper noun

Namibia
* Namibia (a country in Southern Africa)

#### Derived terms

* namibier
* namibisk

## Faroese
### Etymology

From Haiǁom / Khoekhoe namib (“desert”) + Latinate suffix -ia.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /naˈmiːpia/
* Rhymes: -iːpia

### Proper noun

Namibia n
* Namibia (a country in Southern Africa)

## Finnish
### Etymology

From German Namibia.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnɑmibiɑ/, [ˈnɑ̝miˌbiɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -iɑ
* Hyphenation: Na‧mi‧bia

### Proper noun

Namibia
* Namibia (a country in Southern Africa)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Namibia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Namibiani
accusative
nom.
Namibiani
gen.
Namibiani
genitive
Namibiani
partitive
Namibiaani
inessive
Namibiassani
elative
Namibiastani
illative
Namibiaani
adessive
Namibiallani
ablative
Namibialtani
allative
Namibialleni
essive
Namibianani
translative
Namibiakseni
abessive
Namibiattani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Namibiasi
accusative
nom.
Namibiasi
gen.
Namibiasi
genitive
Namibiasi
partitive
Namibiaasi
inessive
Namibiassasi
elative
Namibiastasi
illative
Namibiaasi
adessive
Namibiallasi
ablative
Namibialtasi
allative
Namibiallesi
essive
Namibianasi
translative
Namibiaksesi
abessive
Namibiattasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Namibiamme
accusative
nom.
Namibiamme
gen.
Namibiamme
genitive
Namibiamme
partitive
Namibiaamme
inessive
Namibiassamme
elative
Namibiastamme
illative
Namibiaamme
adessive
Namibiallamme
ablative
Namibialtamme
allative
Namibiallemme
essive
Namibianamme
translative
Namibiaksemme
abessive
Namibiattamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Namibianne
accusative
nom.
Namibianne
gen.
Namibianne
genitive
Namibianne
partitive
Namibiaanne
inessive
Namibiassanne
elative
Namibiastanne
illative
Namibiaanne
adessive
Namibiallanne
ablative
Namibialtanne
allative
Namibiallenne
essive
Namibiananne
translative
Namibiaksenne
abessive
Namibiattanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Namibiansa
accusative
nom.
Namibiansa
gen.
Namibiansa
genitive
Namibiansa
partitive
Namibiaansa
inessive
Namibiassaan Namibiassansa
elative
Namibiastaan Namibiastansa
illative
Namibiaansa
adessive
Namibiallaan Namibiallansa
ablative
Namibialtaan Namibialtansa
allative
Namibialleen Namibiallensa
essive
Namibianaan Namibianansa
translative
Namibiakseen Namibiaksensa
abessive
Namibiattaan Namibiattansa
instructive
comitative

#### Derived terms

* namibialainen
* namibiankalliohiiri
* namibianlokki

## Galician
### Proper noun

Namibia f
* Namibia (a country in Southern Africa)

#### Related terms

* namibio

## German
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /naˈmiːbia/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Namibia n (proper noun, genitive Namibias or (optionally with an article) Namibia)
* Namibia (a country in Southern Africa)

#### Derived terms

* Namibianer
* namibianisch
* Namibier
* namibisch
* Nordnamibia
* Südnamibia

### See also

* Ägypten
* Algerien
* Angola
* Äquatorialguinea
* Äthiopien
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Demokratische Republik Kongo
* Dschibuti
* Elfenbeinküste
* Eritrea
* Eswatini
* Gabun
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea
* Guinea-Bissau
* Kamerun
* Kap Verde
* Kenia
* Komoren
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libyen
* Madagaskar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Marokko
* Mauretanien
* Mauritius
* Mosambik
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Republik Kongo
* Ruanda
* Sambia
* Senegal
* Seychellen
* Sierra Leone
* Simbabwe
* Somalia
* Südafrika
* Sudan
* Südsudan
* São Tomé und Príncipe
* Tansania
* Togo
* Tschad
* Tunesien
* Uganda
* Zentralafrikanische Republik

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /naˈmi.bja/
* Rhymes: -ibja
* Hyphenation: Na‧mì‧bia

### Proper noun

Namibia f
* Namibia (a country in Southern Africa)

#### Derived terms

* namibiano

## Latin
### Proper noun

Namibia f sg (genitive Namibiae); first declension
* (New Latin) Namibia (a country in Southern Africa)

#### Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Proper noun

Namibia
* Namibia (a country in Southern Africa)

#### Related terms

* namibier
* namibisk

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Proper noun

Namibia
* Namibia (a country in Southern Africa)

#### Related terms

* namibiar
* namibisk

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /naˈmi.bja/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ibja
* Syllabification: Na‧mi‧bia

### Proper noun

Namibia f (related adjective namibijski)
* Namibia (a country in Southern Africa)

#### Derived terms

* Namibijczyk
* Namibijka

### See also

* Algieria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Czad
* Demokratyczna Republika Konga
* Dżibuti
* Egipt
* Erytrea
* Eswatini
* Etiopia
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Gwinea
* Gwinea Bissau
* Gwinea Równikowa
* Kamerun
* Kenia
* Komory
* Kongo
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libia
* Madagaskar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Maroko
* Mauretania
* Mauritius
* Mozambik
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Południowa Afryka
* Republika Środkowoafrykańska
* Republika Zielonego Przylądka
* Rwanda
* Sahara Zachodnia
* Senegal
* Seszele
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* Sudan
* Sudan Południowy
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunezja
* Uganda
* Wybrzeże Kości Słoniowej
* Wyspy Świętego Tomasza i Książęca
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

### Further reading

* Namibia in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /naˈmibja/ [naˈmi.β̞ja]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ibja
* Syllabification: Na‧mi‧bia

### Proper noun

Namibia f
* Namibia (a country in Southern Africa)

#### Derived terms

* inseparable de Namibia

#### Related terms

* namibio

## Swahili
### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Proper noun

Namibia
* Namibia (a country in Southern Africa)

### See also

* Afrika Kusini
* Algeria ~ Aljeria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cabo Verde
* Chad ~ Chadi
* Cote d'Ivoire ~ Kodivaa
* Eritrea
* Ethiopia, Uhabeshi ~ Habeshi
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea Bisau ~ Guinea-Bisau ~ Ginebisau
* Guinea ya Ikweta ~ Ginekweta
* Guinea ~ Gine ~ Gini
* Jamhuri ya Afrika ya Kati
* Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo, Kongo-Kinshasa
* Jamhuri ya Kongo, Kongo-Brazzaville
* Jibuti ~ Djibouti
* Kamerun ~ Cameroon ~ Kameruni
* Kenya
* Komori, Visiwa vya Ngazija
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libya
* Madagaska, Bukini
* Malawi, Unyasa
* Mali
* Mauritania
* Mayotte
* Misri, Umisri
* Morisi
* Moroko ~ Maroko
* Msumbiji, Mozambik
* Mtakatifu Helena
* Namibia
* Niger ~ Nijeri
* Nigeria ~ Nijeria ~ Naijeria
* Rwanda ~ Ruanda
* Réunion
* Sahara ya Magharibi
* Sao Tome na Principe
* Senegal ~ Senegali
* Shelisheli
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* Sudan
* Sudan Kusini
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Uswazi, Swaziland
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Namibia n (genitive Namibias)
* Namibia (a country in Southern Africa)

#### Related terms

* namibier
* namibisk
* namibiska

### References

* Namibia in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* Svensk MeSH

## Welsh
### Proper noun

Namibia f (not mutable)
* Namibia (a country in Southern Africa)

#### Related terms

* Namibiad (“Namibian”, noun)
* Namibiaidd (“Namibian”, adjective)

### See also

* Angola
* Algeria
* Benin
* Botswana
* Bwrcina Ffaso
* Bwrwndi
* Cabo Verde
* Camerŵn
* Cenia
* De Affrica
* De Swdan
* Eritrea
* Eswatini
* Ethiopia
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Gini
* Gini Bisaw
* Gini Gyhydeddol
* Gorllewin Sahara
* Gweriniaeth Canolbarth Affrica
* Gweriniaeth Ddemocrataidd y Congo
* Gweriniaeth y Congo
* Jibwti
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libia
* Madagasgar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Mawrisiws
* Mawritania
* Moroco
* Mosambic
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Rwanda
* Sambia
* Senegal
* Sierra Leone
* Simbabwe
* Somalia
* Swdan
* São Tomé a Príncipe
* Tansania
* Tiwnisia
* Togo
* Tsiad
* Wganda
* y Comoros
* y Seychelles
* y Traeth Ifori
* yr Aifft

### References

* Griffiths, Bruce, Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995) Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎, Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN

## Yoruba
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Namibia.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /nà.mí.bí.à/

### Proper noun

Nàmíbíà
* Namibia (a country in Southern Africa)