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Kalkfontein

Kalkfontein proper noun: former name of Karasburg, Namibia, renamed in 1939 when it was South West Africa.

Proper noun

Kalkfontein

  1. Former name of Karasburg, Namibia, renamed in 1939 when it was South West Africa.

Origin of Kalkfontein

From Afrikaans kalk fontein (“karst spring”).

Questions about Kalkfontein

What does Kalkfontein mean?
Kalkfontein means former name of Karasburg, Namibia, renamed in 1939 when it was South West Africa.
What part of speech is Kalkfontein?
Kalkfontein is a proper noun.

Words near Kalkfontein in the dictionary

  1. kalkerlate
  2. kalkerlated
  3. kalkerlates
  4. kalkerlating
  5. Kalkfeld
  6. Kalkfontein
  7. Kalki
  8. Kalkite
  9. kalkoentjie
  10. kalkoentjies
  11. Kalkoti

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