Windhoek

[ vint-hook ]

/ ˈvɪntˌhʊk /

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noun

a city in and the capital of Namibia, in the central part.

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Words nearby Windhoek

wind gap, wind gauge, wind generator, Windham, wind harp, Windhoek, windhover, Windies, windigo, wind indicator, winding

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How to use Windhoek in a sentence

The champagne — sipped in a posh hotel in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia, one of the least densely populated countries in the world — really makes this insight sparkle.
Katie Crouch’s ‘Embassy Wife’ is an antic novel about expats in Africa|Ellen Akins|July 13, 2021|Washington Post
Nearly a month was now spent in preparing for the advance on the capital, Windhoek.
The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of VIII)|Various
Windhoek (wind-corner) was an appropriate name, the breezes blowing there at times with unrelenting fury.
My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War|Ben Viljoen.
No other opposition of importance was encountered, and the operations were brought to a successful conclusion at Windhoek.
New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, August, 1915|Various

So the railway in question got no further east than Windhoek, the capital of the colony, a distance inland of 237 miles.
The Rise of Rail-Power in War and Conquest, 1833-1914|Edwin A. Pratt
From Windhoek, as already told, there is rail communication with Swakopmund.
The Rise of Rail-Power in War and Conquest, 1833-1914|Edwin A. Pratt

British Dictionary definitions for Windhoek

Windhoek

/ (ˈwɪntˌhʊk, ˈvɪnt-) /

noun

the capital of Namibia, in the centre, at an altitude of 1654 m (5428 ft): formerly the capital of German South West Africa. Pop: 252 000 (2005 est)

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