- karoo
- or karroo noun (plural karoos or karroos) Etymology: Afrikaans karo, from Khoikhoi karo, karro hard, dry Date: 1789 a dry tableland of southern Africa
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Karoo — Karoo, s. Karru … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Karoo — er et højtligende plateau i Sydafrika, der er uden vand i den tørre periode … Danske encyklopædi
karoo — barren table land in S. Africa, 1789, said to be from a Hottentot word … Etymology dictionary
Karoo — Blick über den Karoo Nationalpark Karoo Region nach … Deutsch Wikipedia
Karoo — The Karoo (a Khoisan word of uncertain etymology [ Oxford English Dictionary , Second Edition, 1989, OED Online] ) is a semi desert region of South Africa. It has two main sub regions the Great Karoo in the north and the Little Karoo in the south … Wikipedia
Karoo — El Karoo (del khoikhoi, karusa: estéril, seco) es una meseta semidesértica situada entre el sur de Sudáfrica y Suazilandia. Posee un área de más de 400.000 kilómetros cuadrados. Antimima; Karoo, Cabo Occidental, Sudáfrica. Fue explorada por el… … Wikipedia Español
Karoo — Désert du Karoo Carte du Karoo. La ligne jaune distingue deux éco régions, la Succulent Karoo et la Nama Karoo Le Karoo (mot Khoikhoi signifiant le pays de la soif) est un désert situé en Afrique du Sud. Il se divise en deux sous régions séparées … Wikipédia en Français
karoo — ka·roo also kar·roo (kə ro͞oʹ) n. pl. ka·roos An arid plateau of southern Africa. [Afrikaans, from Nama !garo b, desert.] * * * ▪ region, South Africa also spelled Karroo arid to semiarid geographic region of Eastern Cape, Western Cape … Universalium
Karoo — Ka·roo (kə ro͞oʹ) See Karroo. * * * ▪ region, South Africa also spelled Karroo arid to semiarid geographic region of Eastern Cape, Western Cape, and Northern Cape provinces, South Africa. The Karoo is best defined by its vegetation, which… … Universalium
Karoo — or Karroo geographical name plateau region W Republic of South Africa W of Drakensberg Mountains divided into Little Karoo (or Southern Karoo (in central Western Cape province), ) Great Karoo (or Central Karoo (in Western Cape & Eastern Cape… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Karoo — /kəˈru/ (say kuh rooh) noun 1. any of several high arid plateaus in the southern part of the Republic of South Africa, especially the Great Karoo in the provinces of Western Cape and Eastern Cape with an average height of 750 m, and the Little… …
