Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A desert plateau region of southern Botswana, eastern Namibia, and western South Africa. Fed by seasonal rains, it has sandy soil and supports grass and other vegetation in all but the extreme southwestern corner.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun A desert in Southwestern Africa, most of which is located in the country of Botswana.
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- proper noun A large
desert in southern Africa.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a desert in southwestern Africa - largely Botswana
Etymologies
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Examples
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The Kalahari is a semi-desert which occupies the central and western parts of Botswana.
Excerpt: The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith 2001
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I called Kalahari and met her so she wouldn't see the 'possum and walked her in.
Sedition·com 2009
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The Kalahari is an authentic place of mystery, with ancient legends and mythical tales that reach far back into the past when the great culture of the Kalahari Bushmen lived free from the disturbance of other human beings.
The Bushman Way of Tracking God PhD Bradford Keeney 2010
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Everyone else in the Kalahari is a bit scared of n|om and leery of receiving a strong arrow.
The Bushman Way of Tracking God PhD Bradford Keeney 2010
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My first visit to the Kalahari was a homecoming for my heart and soul.
The Bushman Way of Tracking God PhD Bradford Keeney 2010
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“Finding water in the Kalahari is a bit like finding a needle in a haystack,” she says.
Botswana Bushmen Win Right to Access Water on Ancestral Land 2011
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One package includes two two-bedroom and two three-bedroom units for $3.89 million in Harlem's 249-unit Kalahari, which is more than 90% sold.
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Tutu and a Khoisan man from the Kalahari are the first southern Africans to have their genomes sequenced and published.
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Tutu and a Khoisan man from the Kalahari are the first southern Africans to have their genomes sequenced and published.
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And because the Kalahari is a project with four principals, reaching all of them via e-mail was essential to reaching a price.
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