# Namib

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /nəˈmɪb/ · frequency rank #85,557

## Definitions
1. A desert on the far southwestern coast of Africa, predominantly in Namibia.

## Etymology
From Khoekhoe namib (“walkabout, wasteland”), from nami (“to walk about”).

## Source
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