"Limpopo" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: . The province was named after the river. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Limpopo
  1. A river in Southern Africa whose source is at the border of South Africa and Botswana near Johannesburg and which flows about 1,770 km (1,100 miles) through South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique to the Indian Ocean. Categories (place): Places in Botswana, Places in Mozambique, Places in South Africa, Places in Zimbabwe, Rivers in Africa, Rivers in Botswana, Rivers in Mozambique, Rivers in South Africa, Rivers in Zimbabwe
    Sense id: en-Limpopo-en-name-KyLkGKUE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Albanian translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Venda translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 17 5 30 5 17 5 17 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 4 30 4 18 4 18 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Albanian translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 97 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 98 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Venda translations: 88 12
  2. A province of South Africa which was originally part of Transvaal. Categories (place): Places in South Africa, Provinces of South Africa
    Sense id: en-Limpopo-en-name-s27Z5KUd Categories (other): Limpopo, South Africa
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (river in Africa): Limpopo (Afrikaans), Limpoporivier (Afrikaans), Limpópo (Albanian), Լիմպոպո (Limpopo) (Armenian), 林波波河 (Línbōbōhé) (Chinese Mandarin), Limpopo [masculine] (Italian), Лимпопо́ (Limpopó) [feminine] (Russian), Vhembe (Venda)
Disambiguation of 'river in Africa': 48 52
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