German Southwest Africa
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German Southwest Africa — former name for NAMIBIA … English World dictionary
German Southwest Africa — The largest of the German colonial possessions in Africa, approximately three times the size of Germany itself. The initial German acquisition of the territory was almost solely the result of the efforts of Frans Lüderitz and Heinrich… … Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914
German East Africa — Although dwarfed as a settlement colony by German Southwest Africa, German East Africa was the largest and most populous German colony. During the early nineteenth century Arab slavers expanded their activities deeper into the interior of East … Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914
German Southwest Africa — geographical name see Namibia … New Collegiate Dictionary
German Southwest Africa — Ger′man South′west Af′rica n. geg a former name (1884–1919) of Namibia … From formal English to slang
German Southwest Africa — a former name of Namibia … Useful english dictionary
German South-West Africa — Deutsch Südwestafrika German colony 1884–1915 … Wikipedia
Africa — • This name, which is of Phoenician origin, was at first given by the Romans to the territory about the city of Carthage Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Africa Africa … Catholic encyclopedia
German Empire — This article is about the unified German monarchy existing from 1871 to 1918. For Germany before 1806, see Holy Roman Empire. For Germany between 1918 and 1933, see Weimar Republic. For Germany between 1933 and 1945, see Nazi Germany. For German… … Wikipedia
German Empire — The German Empire was proclaimed on January 18, 1871, in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles, not far from where the Prussian army besieged Paris in the final days of the Franco Prussian War. The German Empire, occasionally referred to as the… … Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914
