"South West Africa" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Calque of German Südwestafrika, the name of the German colony before it was lost during World War 1 and put under South African administration. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|de|Südwestafrika}} Calque of German Südwestafrika Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=South West Africa}} South West Africa
  1. (historical) A former province of South Africa, which gained independence in 1990 and was renamed to Namibia. Wikipedia link: South West Africa Tags: historical Categories (place): Historical political subdivisions, Places in South Africa Translations (former province of South Africa): Suidwes-Afrika (Afrikaans), Zuidwest-Afrika [neuter] (Dutch), Edela-Aafrika (Estonian), Lounais-Afrikka (Finnish), Sud-Ouest africain [masculine] (French), Südwestafrika [neuter] (German), an Afraic Thiar Theas [feminine] (Irish), Sudoeste Africano [masculine] (Portuguese), África del Sudoeste [feminine] (Spanish), Afrika ya Kusini Magharibi (Swahili)
    Sense id: en-South_West_Africa-en-name-lkkpwa60 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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