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Kalahari

Kalahari

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A large desert region in southwestern Africa, mainly in Botswana and parts of Namibia and South Africa
  • proper noun
  • /ˌkɑːləˈhɑːri/
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  • The Okavango Delta, Botswana, is a major wetland surrounded by the Kalahari Desert.
  • Kalahari Desert
  • Kalahari Gemsbok
  • Kalahari Gemsbok Park

If there's a lion prowling around in the Kalahari, I don't care.

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Examples

  • The presence of termites is obvious in the Kalahari: one sees protruding mounds, up to several feet high, throughout the Kalahari.

    Academic text (2005)
  • The Okavango Delta, Botswana, a giant oasis in the Kalahari Desert of southern Africa, is an immense alluvial fan created by the rivers that drain the highlands of Angola.

    Academic text (2009)
  • June, in the Kalahari Desert of southern Africa

  • after months of drought, the rivers begin to flow again in the Kalahari

  • They live in the vastness of the Kalahari in small family groups.

  • The photo above, shot in the Kalahari Desert, is of a flap-necked chameleon.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • The Kalahari and its vast open skies provide the theatre… …for the drama played out by the herds and the great cats that prey on them.

  • The Kalahari is a vast desert region located in southern Africa, primarily covering parts of Botswana.

  • Traveling through the Kalahari Desert, I was amazed by the stark beauty of the landscape.

  • The wildlife in the Kalahari, including unique species like the meerkat, captivates many visitors.

Synonyms

Kalahari Desert
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A large dry area in the southwest of Africa mainly in Botswana

uses the shorter name form without the descriptive noun

Compounds

A large dry area in the southwest of Africa mainly in Botswana

Surface Forms

Kalahari main

Etymology

Kalahari comes from a local Tswana word Kgalagadi, which means 'great thirst' or 'place without water'. So, think of the English word 'thirst' to remember that the Kalahari is a wide, very dry desert.