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Orange River

Orange River proper noun: the longest river in South Africa.

orange river: the longest river in South Africa
Image: Damien du Toit from Cape Town, South Africa, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Proper noun

Orange River

  1. The longest river in South Africa.
    • October in Orania can be charming. When the sun sets, long ribbons of burnt orange settle on the horizon. The flies and mosquitoes that come with the oppressive summer heat haven’t arrived yet. It is Magdalene Kleynhans’ favourite time of year. “You can sit outside until late into the night,” says...2019 October 24, Dennis Webster, “'An indictment of South Africa': whites-only town Orania is booming”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 29 Mar 2022

Origin of Orange River

Named in honor of the House of Orange-Nassau.

Questions about Orange River

What does Orange River mean?
Orange River means the longest river in South Africa.
What part of speech is Orange River?
Orange River is a proper noun.

Words near Orange River in the dictionary

  1. orange pipefishes
  2. orange puppies
  3. orange puppy
  4. orange ringlet
  5. orange ringlets
  6. Orange River
  7. Orange River Colony
  8. orange roughies
  9. orange roughy
  10. orange sharpshooter
  11. orange sharpshooters

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