Nama

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noun

Na·​ma

ˈnämə

plural Nama or Namas

1

or less commonly Naman

-ən

: one of a Hottentot people of Great Namaqualand in South-West Africa

2

: a dialect of Hottentot

Nama

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Na·​ma

ˈnāmə

taxonomic synonym of hydrolea

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek, stream; akin to Greek nan to flow

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