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- proper noun historical A former province of
South Africa , which gained independence in 1990 and was renamed toNamibia .
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Germany took control of the area which it called South West Africa in the late 1800s.
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Colonel of the Colonial troops, representing the war ministry before the Reichstag and debating there the question of the number of troops to be kept in German South West Africa, had most clearly shown his contempt for the Reichstag.
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a man, who several years before, as Colonel of the Colonial troops, representing the war ministry before the Reichstag and debating there the question of the number of troops to be kept in German South West Africa, had most clearly shown his contempt for the Reichstag.
My Four Years in Germany Gerard, James W 1917
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Namibia, formerly called South West Africa, won independence in
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Namibia, formerly called South West Africa, won independence in
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A former German colony called South West Africa, Namibia has also developed close ties to Germany, its biggest aid donor.
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Formerly known as South West Africa, Namibia was ruled by South Africa for 75 years.
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The one-time German colony, previously known as South West Africa gained independence from South Africa in March 1990.
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Germany ruled Namibia, then called South West Africa between
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Formerly known as South West Africa, Namibia was ruled by South
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