adj · name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/nəˈmɪˌbi.ən/
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CMU ARPABET:N AH0 M IH1 B IY0 AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of, from, or pertaining to Namibia, the Namibian people or the Namibian language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
name
Meaning 2
An age from 900 to 542 million years ago, a subdivision of the Neoproterozoic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A person from Namibia or of Namibian descent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective
Meaning 4
of or relating to Namibia or its people
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
a native or inhabitant of Namibia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: African
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English Namibia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Namibian From Namibia + -an.
Across languages
Translations
59 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
Namibies
— of, from, or pertaining to Namibia
Asturian:
namibianu
— of, from, or pertaining to Namibia
Catalan:
namibi
— of, from, or pertaining to Namibia
Czech:
namibijský
— of, from, or pertaining to Namibia
Dutch:
Namibisch
— of, from, or pertaining to Namibia
Finnish:
namibialainen
— of, from, or pertaining to Namibia
Galician:
namibio
— of, from, or pertaining to Namibia
Galician:
namibiano
— of, from, or pertaining to Namibia
German:
namibisch
— of, from, or pertaining to Namibia
Hungarian:
namíbiai
— of, from, or pertaining to Namibia
Indonesian:
Namibia
— of, from, or pertaining to Namibia
Irish:
Namabach
— of, from, or pertaining to Namibia
Javanese:
Namibia
— of, from, or pertaining to Namibia
Norwegian Bokmål:
namibisk
— of, from, or pertaining to Namibia
Norwegian Nynorsk:
namibisk
— of, from, or pertaining to Namibia
Polish:
namibijski
— of, from, or pertaining to Namibia
Portuguese:
namibiano
— of, from, or pertaining to Namibia
Portuguese:
namíbio
— of, from, or pertaining to Namibia
Portuguese:
namibiense
— of, from, or pertaining to Namibia
Romanian:
namibian
— of, from, or pertaining to Namibia
Russian:
намиби́йский
(namibíjskij)
— of, from, or pertaining to Namibia
Spanish:
namibio
— of, from, or pertaining to Namibia
Ukrainian:
намібі́йський
(namibíjsʹkyj)
— of, from, or pertaining to Namibia
Afrikaans:
Namibiër
— a person from Namibia or of Namibian descent
Asturian:
namibianu
— a person from Namibia or of Namibian descent
Asturian:
namibiana
— a person from Namibia or of Namibian descent
Catalan:
namibi
— a person from Namibia or of Namibian descent
Czech:
Namibijec
— a person from Namibia or of Namibian descent
Dutch:
Namibiër
— a person from Namibia or of Namibian descent
Dutch:
Namibische
— a person from Namibia or of Namibian descent
Esperanto:
namibiano
— a person from Namibia or of Namibian descent
Esperanto:
namibianino
— a person from Namibia or of Namibian descent
Finnish:
namibialainen
— a person from Namibia or of Namibian descent
French:
Namibien
— a person from Namibia or of Namibian descent
French:
Namibienne
— a person from Namibia or of Namibian descent
Galician:
namibio
— a person from Namibia or of Namibian descent
Galician:
namibiano
— a person from Namibia or of Namibian descent
German:
Namibier
— a person from Namibia or of Namibian descent
German:
Namibierin
— a person from Namibia or of Namibian descent
Hungarian:
namíbiai
— a person from Namibia or of Namibian descent
Irish:
Namabach
— a person from Namibia or of Namibian descent
Italian:
namibiana
— a person from Namibia or of Namibian descent
Italian:
namibiano
— a person from Namibia or of Namibian descent
Norwegian Bokmål:
namibier
— a person from Namibia or of Namibian descent
Norwegian Nynorsk:
namibiar
— a person from Namibia or of Namibian descent
Polish:
Namibijczyk
— a person from Namibia or of Namibian descent
Polish:
Namibijka
— a person from Namibia or of Namibian descent
Portuguese:
namibiano
— a person from Namibia or of Namibian descent
Portuguese:
namíbio
— a person from Namibia or of Namibian descent
Portuguese:
namibiense
— a person from Namibia or of Namibian descent
Romanian:
namibian
— a person from Namibia or of Namibian descent
Romanian:
namibiană
— a person from Namibia or of Namibian descent
Russian:
намиби́ец
(namibíjec)
— a person from Namibia or of Namibian descent
Russian:
намиби́йка
(namibíjka)
— a person from Namibia or of Namibian descent
Serbo-Croatian:
Namibijac
— a person from Namibia or of Namibian descent
Serbo-Croatian:
Namibijka
— a person from Namibia or of Namibian descent
Spanish:
namibio
— a person from Namibia or of Namibian descent
Spanish:
namibia
— a person from Namibia or of Namibian descent
Turkish:
Namibyalı
— a person from Namibia or of Namibian descent
