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Kalahari

Syllables: Ka·la·ha·riUK/ˌkaləˈhɑːɹi/US/ˌkɑləˈhɑɹi/

Kalahari proper noun: a large desert in Southern Africa, including much of Botswana, and part of Namibia and Northern Cape, South Africa. Also the alternative form of Kgalagadi.

Proper noun

the Kalahari

  1. A large desert in Southern Africa, including much of Botswana, and part of Namibia and Northern Cape, South Africa.
    Synonyms:
    Kalahari Desert

Also used as

Kalahari is also the alternative form of Kgalagadi.

Kalahari meaning in Hindi and Arabic

Kalahari in Hindi

large desert in Southern Africa
कालाहारी kālāhārī

Kalahari in Arabic

large desert in Southern Africa
صَحْرَاء كَلَهَارِي ṣaḥrāʔ kalahārī, كَلَهَارِي kalahārī

Synonyms of Kalahari

Origin of Kalahari

An adapted borrowing of Tswana Kgalagadi (literally “a large, dry area”). Doublet of Kgalagadi.

Phrases with Kalahari

Words that rhyme with Kalahari

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Questions about Kalahari

What does Kalahari mean?
Kalahari means a large desert in Southern Africa, including much of Botswana, and part of Namibia and Northern Cape, South Africa.
What is Kalahari in Hindi?
Kalahari in Hindi is कालाहारी (kālāhārī). See Kalahari meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Kalahari?
Kalahari is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Kalahari?
Kalahari is pronounced /ˌkaləˈhɑːɹi/ (UK).

Words near Kalahari in the dictionary

  1. kalaga
  2. Kalagan
  3. Kalagans
  4. kalagas
  5. Kalahandi
  6. Kalahari
  7. Kalahari Desert
  8. Kalaidhoo
  9. kalakaar
  10. kalakaars
  11. kalakand

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