"Namib" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /nəˈmɪb/
Etymology: From Khoekhoe namib (“walkabout, wasteland”), from nami (“to walk about”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|naq|namib||walkabout, wasteland}} Khoekhoe namib (“walkabout, wasteland”), {{l|naq|nami||to walk about}} nami (“to walk about”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Namib
  1. A desert on the far southwestern coast of Africa, predominantly in Namibia Wikipedia link: Namib Categories (place): Deserts Derived forms: Namib melon

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