Damaraland (Dam`araland) , a territory on the W. coast of South Africa, N. of Namaqualand; the chief industry is pastoral; the mountain districts, which are rich in minerals, particularly copper, are inhabited by Damaras, who are nomads and cattle-rearers; it is a German protectorate since 1890.
Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclopædia, edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907)
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