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Namaqualand
Namaqualand or Namaland , region, c.150,000 sq mi (388,500 sq km), SW Africa. It extends from Windhoek, Namibia, in the north to Northern Cape, South Africa, in the south and from the Namib Desert in the west to the Kalahari Desert in the east. The Orange River divides the region into Great Namaqualand (in Namibia) and Little Namaqualand (in Northern Cape). An arid region, Namaqualand is populated chiefly by the pastoral-agricultural Nama (Hottentots), who speak a Khoikhoi language. Near the Atlantic Ocean are extensive alluvial diamond beds; copper is mined in Little Namaqualand. Karakul pelts are a major export of the region. |
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"Namaqualand." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Namaqualand." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Namaqual.html "Namaqualand." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Namaqual.html |
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Namaqualand
Namaqualand, Northern Cape/South Africa ‘Land of the Nama Men’, the Nama being of the Khoikhoin (Hottentot) tribe that originally inhabited this semi‐desert region. The suffix ‐qua means ‘men’.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Namaqualand." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Namaqualand." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Namaqualand.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Namaqualand." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Namaqualand.html |
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Namaqualand
Namaqualand •and, band, bland, brand, expand, firsthand, gland, grand, hand, land, manned, misunderstand, offhand, rand, righthand, Samarkand, sand, stand, strand, thirdhand, underhand, undermanned, understand, unplanned, untanned, withstand
•graduand • hatband • armband
•headband • neckband • sweatband
•waistband • waveband • wristband
•broadband • showband • noseband
•saraband • backhand • chargehand
•farmhand • deckhand • stagehand
•freehand • millhand • behindhand
•longhand
•beforehand, forehand
•shorthand • gangland • Lapland
•flatland • no-man's-land • Saarland
•farmland • grassland • marshland
•fenland • wetland • Sudetenland
•wasteland • dreamland • peatland
•Matabeleland • Ngamiland
•fairyland • Dixieland • Swaziland
•Thailand • Rhineland • swampland
•washland • homeland • Heligoland
•Basutoland
•clubland, scrubland
•timberland • borderland
•wonderland • Nagaland • Helgoland
•Bechuanaland, Gondwanaland
•Mashonaland • Damaraland
•Nyasaland • platteland • hinterland
•fatherland • motherland
•Namaqualand • Öland • allemande
•confirmand • ordinand • Ferdinand
•Talleyrand • firebrand • Krugerrand
•honorand • Witwatersrand
•greensand • quicksand • analysand
•Streisand • ampersand
•bandstand, grandstand, handstand
•hatstand • kickstand • inkstand
•washstand • hallstand • news-stand
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"Namaqualand." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Namaqualand." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Namaqualand.html "Namaqualand." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Namaqualand.html |
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