"Kalahari" meaning in English

See Kalahari in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: the Kalahari [canonical]
Etymology: From Tswana Kgalagadi. Etymology templates: {{der|en|tn|Kgalagadi}} Tswana Kgalagadi Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=the Kalahari}} the Kalahari
  1. A large desert in Southern Africa, including much of Botswana, and part of Namibia and Northern Cape, South Africa. Wikipedia link: Kalahari Categories (place): Places in Botswana, Places in Namibia, Places in South Africa Synonyms: Kalahari Desert Translations (large desert in Southern Africa): Kalahári (Hungarian), Kalahari [masculine] (Spanish), Kgalagadi (Tswana)
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