Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- The capital of Namibia, in the central part of the country. Originally the headquarters of a Nama leader, it was occupied by German forces in 1885 and made the capital of the German colony of South-West Africa in 1892.
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- proper noun The capital of
Namibia .
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- noun capital of Namibia in the center of the country
Etymologies
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Examples
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WINDHOEK - Hundreds of Namibians crowded onto the streets of the capital Windhoek to applaud 21-year-old Chelsi Smith of the
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WINDHOEK January 25 Sapa Namibia warned on Tuesday it was not obliged to honour the sale by South Africa of assets in Walvis Bay to citizens of either country prior to the harbour enclave's transition next month to Windhoek rule.
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WINDHOEK (AFP) - Monty, a white mongrel with black ears and a thoughtful expression, sat next to her owner at a Windhoek shopping centre and enjoyed pats from small children, as their mothers shrieked in surprise.
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Someone in Windhoek faked themselves being mugged.
Can 'fake' documentaries still tell the truth? Xan Brooks 2010
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Through this project, export and shipping times are reduced with as much as ten shipping days while the distance by road between Johannesburg and Windhoek is shortened by some 500 kilometres.
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Namibia's sole human rights body on Thursday condemned long prison terms a Windhoek court imposed on 10 men convicted of treason, saying their right to legal representation had been violated.
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The launch followed a series of meetings known as the Windhoek
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But there was reason for optimism, as the so-called Windhoek
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But there was reason for optimism, as the so-called Windhoek
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1967 - SAA's Boeing 707 "Windhoek" sets up a new record for the flight between Mauritius and Perth, covering the 3740-mile sector in 5 hours 32 minutes.
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