NAMIB DESERT

 Dictionary entry overview: What does Namib Desert mean? 

• NAMIB DESERT (noun)
  The noun NAMIB DESERT has 1 sense:

1. a desert in Namibia extending along the coast between the high plateau and the Atlantic Ocean

  Familiarity information: NAMIB DESERT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NAMIB DESERT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A desert in Namibia extending along the coast between the high plateau and the Atlantic Ocean

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

desert (arid land with little or no vegetation)

Holonyms ("Namib Desert" is a part of...):

Namibia; Republic of Namibia; South West Africa (a republic in southwestern Africa on the south Atlantic coast (formerly called South West Africa); achieved independence from South Africa in 1990; the greater part of Namibia forms part of the high Namibian plateau of South Africa)