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south west africa

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.67 in modern English

Syllables
south west- africa
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A former German colony (before World War I) and later a South African colony (from 1915 to 1990, illegally occupied after 1966 per United Nations stipulations) in Southern Africa; modern Namibia.

Etymology

Calque of German Südwestafrika, the name of the German colony before it was lost during World War I and put under South African administration.

Questions

What does south west africa mean?
A former German colony (before World War I) and later a South African colony (from 1915 to 1990, illegally occupied after 1966 per United Nations stipulations) in Southern Africa; modern Namibia.
Where does south west africa come from?
Calque of German Südwestafrika, the name of the German colony before it was lost during World War I and put under South African administration.

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