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Wal·vis Bay (wôl′vis)

  1. inlet of the Atlantic, on the coast of Namibia
  2. 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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