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Does the なんだ at the end of

ここはどこなんだ

mean "what"?

Reason I'm asking for help on such a obvious question is my brain thinks なんだ is the explanatory んだ; which I know is wrong, but its the only answer my brain is supplying at the moment. And I doubt "なんだ" is "what", as that would make the full sentence translate as "What where is this place/here?" which does not sound correct in the least bit of sense.

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    Your brain is right. – Angelos Mar 8 '19 at 2:14
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    This post might be of help: japanese.stackexchange.com/a/13472/9831 – Chocolate♦ Mar 8 '19 at 2:14
  • @AeonAkechi My brain is right on which part; nanda being the explanatory nda; or nanda being "what"? – Toyu_Frey Mar 8 '19 at 2:20
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    @Toyu_Frey It's the explanatory んだ. – Angelos Mar 8 '19 at 2:20
  • @AeonAkechi Can you copy and paste your comments into a answer for this question then; so that I can mark it as solved? – Toyu_Frey Mar 8 '19 at 2:22
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Yes, you are right in your speculation:

なんだ is the explanatory んだ.

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