Definition: Meaning of, Namibia in English to English dictionary.
Pronunciation:/ nəˈmɪbɪə /
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a country in southwest Africa, west of Botswana and north of South Africa. Population: 1,927,447 (2003). Capital: Windhoek. Namibia was formerly called South West Africa, and until 1990 it was controlled by South Africa. .
formerly called South West Africa a republic in southwestern Africa on the south Atlantic coast ; achieved independence from South Africa in 1990; the greater part of Namibia forms part of the high Namibian plateau of South Africa