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gramadoela

gramadoela noun: a remote, sparsely populated area of southern Africa.

Noun

gramadoela (plural gramadoelas)

  1. A remote, sparsely populated area of southern Africa.
    • The first white pioneers arrived on this ancient soil, and chased Chief Magalie much deeper into the gramadoelas, a place so far away nobody ever goes there. Poor Chief Magalie hadn't heard the rumours on the bush telegraph.2007, Obie Oberholzer, Long Ago Way: In the Footsteps of Alphons Hustinx
    • Gramadoela sanctuaries : Desert gramadoelas are often thought to be wasteland, barren and empty broken country that is possibly good only for pitting the toughest vehicles and testing people's bundu-bashing endurance. In fact, gramadoelas – particularly ours here in the Namib – are far too valuable...2015 December 1, Joh R. Henschel, Toktok Talkie: Ancient Mariner to Zophosis Moralesi, Wordweaver Publishing House, →ISBN, page 61

Examples of gramadoela in a sentence

  • In fact, gramadoelas – particularly ours here in the Namib – are far too valuable to be wasted in such ways.2015 December 1, Joh R. Henschel, Toktok Talkie: Ancient Mariner to Zophosis Moralesi, Wordweaver Publishing House, →ISBN, page 61:
  • 'Out in the gramadoelas.' 'Which particular part of the gramadoelas?' 'Koue Bokkeveld.' Fish whistled.2018 September 1, Mike Nicol, Sleeper, Penguin Random House South Africa, →ISBN:

Forms of gramadoela

pluralgramadoelas

Origin of gramadoela

From Afrikaans gramadoela.

Questions about gramadoela

What does gramadoela mean?
Gramadoela means a remote, sparsely populated area of southern Africa.
How do you use gramadoela in a sentence?
In fact, gramadoelas – particularly ours here in the Namib – are far too valuable to be wasted in such ways.
What part of speech is gramadoela?
Gramadoela is a noun.
What is the plural of gramadoela?
The plural of gramadoela is gramadoelas.

Words near gramadoela in the dictionary

  1. gram-molecular weights
  2. gram-negative
  3. gram-positive
  4. gram.
  5. grama
  6. gramadoela
  7. gramadoelas
  8. gramadulla
  9. gramadullas
  10. gramagrass
  11. gramagrasses

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