Walvis Bay
Walvis Bay
Definition
Wal·vis Bay (wôl′vis)
- inlet of the Atlantic, on the coast of Namibia
- seaport in W Namibia, on this inlet: pop. 21,000: the city & surrounding area were formerly (1978-94) an exclave of South Africa
Etymology: < Du walvis, whale < MDu walvisc < wal, whale + visc, akin to OE fisc, fish
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