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Windhoek.

A city, the capital city of Namibia.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈwɪndhʊk/UK/ˈvɪndhʊk/UK/ˈwɪndhʊk/US
  1. A city, the capital city of Namibia.

  2. A city, the capital city of Namibia. The Namibian government.

    metonymically
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Afrikaans/Dutch Windhoek, from wind (“wind”) + hoek (“corner, angle”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.