Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [wawl-vis]
- /ˈwɔl vɪs/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [wawl-vis]
- /ˈwɔl vɪs/
Definitions of walvis bay words
- noun walvis bay an inlet of the S Atlantic Ocean, on the coast of Namibia, in SW Africa. 1
- noun walvis bay a seaport on this inlet. 1
- noun walvis bay an exclave of the Republic of South Africa around this seaport. 347 sq. mi. (899 sq. km). 1
- noun walvis bay a port in Namibia, on the Atlantic: formed an exclave of South Africa, covering an area of 1124 sq km (434 sq miles) with its hinterland, but has been administered by Namibia since 1992; formally returned to Namibia in 1994; chief port of Namibia and rich fishing centre. Pop: 40 849 (2001) 0
- noun walvis bay inlet of the Atlantic, on the coast of Namibia 0
- noun walvis bay seaport in W Namibia, on this inlet: pop. 21,000: the city & surrounding area were formerly (1978-94) an exclave of South Africa 0
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walvis bay popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
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