English Explanatory Dictionary

Kalahari

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A large desert in Southern Africa, including much of Botswana, and part of Namibia and Northern Cape, South Africa.
noun
  1. Alternative form of Kgalagadi

Pronunciation

/ˌkaləˈhɑːɹi/ /ˌkɑləˈhɑɹi/ /ˌkæləˈhɑɹi/

Word forms

Kalahari the Kalahari

Etymology

Etymology tree Tswana kgala Tswana -gadi Tswana Kgalagadibor. English Kalahari An adapted borrowing of Tswana Kgalagadi (literally “thirst of infamous nature”). Doublet of Kgalagadi.

Synonyms

Kalahari Desert
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