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Namibia Pronunciation
Namibia is pronounced nuh-MI-bee-uh, IPA /nəˈmɪbiə/.
nuh-MI-bee-uh
US /nəˈmɪbiə/
Syllables: nuh · MI · bee · uh (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun (proper): A country in southwest Africa, named after the Namib desert along its coast.
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Namibia in a Sentence
- Namibia has one of the lowest population densities on earth.
- The dunes in Namibia run right down to the Atlantic.
- Namibia became independent in 1990.
Common Mispronunciations of Namibia
Not nuh-MY-bee-uh
The stressed i is short, the one in bib, so the middle beat is MI and not MY.
Not NA-mi-bee-uh
MI in second place carries the force, and the opening shrinks to a quick nuh.
Tip: The desert itself is NAH-mib, with a fuller first vowel than the country gets.
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