Namaqualand

American  

[nuh-mah-kwuh-land] / nəˈmɑ kwəˌlænd /

noun

1. an arid coastal region in the S part of Namibia, extending into the Cape of Good Hope province of the Republic of South Africa, divided by the Orange River into two regions, one in Namibia Great Namaqualand, the other in South Africa Little Namaqualand: inhabited by the Nama.

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Namaqualand British  

/ nəˈmɑːkwəˌlænd /

noun

1. Also called: Namaland.  a semiarid coastal region of SW Africa, extending from near Windhoek, Namibia, into W South Africa: divided by the Orange River into Little Namaqualand in South Africa, and Great Namaqualand in Namibia; rich mineral resources. Area: 47 961 sq km (18 518 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

The impoverished local Nama community living amid the environmental degradation in the far north-west of South Africa – also known as Namaqualand - wonder what has happened to the riches their land has yielded.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025

In Kamieskroon, a small town in the centre of South Africa's Namaqualand region, the rolling hills have become a haven for poachers.

From BBC • Dec. 25, 2024

The analysis references reports that said reduced water collection carried benefits for women in the Namaqualand of South Africa, providing nearly an hour of extra rest per day and time spent with children.

From Washington Post • Jun. 1, 2016

The Namaqua Dwarf Adder, seen here on a sand dune in Namaqualand, South Africa, is a vulnerable species highly prized by snake collectors.

From National Geographic • Nov. 11, 2015

The Germans did not annex Namaqualand till 1885, but already their interest in this district was becoming evident to close observers.

From Victorian Worthies Sixteen Biographies by Blore, George Henry