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Olduvai

Olduvai is the ellipsis of Olduvai Gorge.

Olduvai is the ellipsis of Olduvai hominid.

Olduvai is the ellipsis of Olduvai technology.

Forms of Olduvai

alternative formOldupai

Origin of Olduvai

From Maasai Olduvai (“the place of the wild sisal Sansevieria ehrenbergii”).

Words formed from Olduvai

Questions about Olduvai

What is Olduvai the ellipsis of?
Olduvai is the ellipsis of Olduvai Gorge.

Words near Olduvai in the dictionary

  1. oldstyles
  2. oldtimer
  3. oldtimers
  4. oldtown
  5. oldtowns
  6. Olduvai
  7. Olduwan
  8. Oldwick
  9. oldwife
  10. oldwives
  11. oldy

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