"Windhoek" meaning in English

See Windhoek in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈwɪndhʊk/ [UK], /ˈvɪndhʊk/ [UK], /ˈwɪndhʊk/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Windhoek.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: Borrowed from Afrikaans/Dutch Windhoek, from wind (“wind”) + hoek (“corner, angle”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|af|-}} Afrikaans, {{bor|en|nl|Windhoek}} Dutch Windhoek, {{compound|nl|wind|hoek|nocat=1|t1=wind|t2=corner, angle}} wind (“wind”) + hoek (“corner, angle”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Windhoek
  1. A city, the capital city of Namibia. Categories (place): Cities in Namibia, Places in Namibia
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  2. A city, the capital city of Namibia.
    (metonymic) The Namibian government.
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (capital of Namibia): Windhoek (Afrikaans), وِينْدْهُوك (windhūk) [masculine] (Arabic), Վինդհուկ (Vindhuk) (Armenian), Windḥoek (Asturian), Vindhuk (Azerbaijani), 溫得和克 /温得和克 (Wēndéhékè) (Chinese Mandarin), Windhoek [masculine] (Czech), Windhoek [neuter] (Danish), Windhoek [neuter] (Dutch), Windhoek (Finnish), Windhoek [feminine] (French), Windhoek [feminine] (Galician), Windhuk [neuter] (German), Windhoek [neuter] (German), Βίντχουκ (Víntchouk) [neuter] (Greek), Otjomuise (Herero), Windhoek (Hungarian), ウィントフック (Wintofukku) (Japanese), ヴィントフック (Vintofukku) (Japanese), ǀAiǁGams (Khoekhoe), 빈트후크 (Binteuhukeu) [South-Korea] (Korean), 윈드후크 (Windeuhukeu) [North-Korea] (Korean), Windhuk [neuter] (Polish), Vinduque [feminine] (Portuguese), Windhoek [neuter] (Romanian), Ви́ндхук (Víndxuk) [masculine] (Russian), Vinjuc [feminine] (Spanish), Windhoek [feminine] (Spanish), Windhoek (Swahili), Windhoek [neuter] (Swedish), Ві́ндгук (Víndhuk) [masculine] (Ukrainian), Vin-hớc (Vietnamese), Wynhoeke (West-Frisian)
Disambiguation of 'capital of Namibia': 50 50
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      "word": "빈트후크"
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      "code": "ko",
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      "code": "pt",
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      "code": "es",
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
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      "roman": "Víndhuk",
      "sense": "capital of Namibia",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Ві́ндгук"
    },
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      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "lang_code": "vi",
      "sense": "capital of Namibia",
      "word": "Vin-hớc"
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}

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