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Caprivi Strip

Caprivi Strip proper noun: a narrow strip of land politically belonging to the country of Namibia and connecting the mainland with the Zambezi river.

Proper noun

the Caprivi Strip

  1. A narrow strip of land politically belonging to the country of Namibia and connecting the mainland with the Zambezi river.

Origin of Caprivi Strip

Named after the German chancellor Leo von Caprivi, who negotiated with the British about this strip of land as well as the island of Helgoland in exchange for Zanzibar in 1890.

Questions about Caprivi Strip

What does Caprivi Strip mean?
Caprivi Strip means a narrow strip of land politically belonging to the country of Namibia and connecting the mainland with the Zambezi river.
What part of speech is Caprivi Strip?
Caprivi Strip is a proper noun.

Words near Caprivi Strip in the dictionary

  1. capripoxvirus
  2. capripoxviruses
  3. Capriquarian
  4. capris
  5. Caprisun
  6. Caprivi Strip
  7. caprizant
  8. capro-
  9. caproaldehyde
  10. caproate
  11. caproates

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