"Olduvai" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Maasai Olduvai (“the place of the wild sisal (“Sansevieria”)”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|mas|Olduvai|gloss=the place of the wild sisal (“Sansevieria”)}} Maasai Olduvai (“the place of the wild sisal (“Sansevieria”)”) Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} Olduvai
  1. Ellipsis of Olduvai Gorge. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: Olduvai Gorge
    Sense id: en-Olduvai-en-name-Jj566Dij Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 3 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 84 8 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 6 6
  2. Ellipsis of Olduvai hominid. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: Olduvai hominid
    Sense id: en-Olduvai-en-name-rLuR5qfb
  3. Ellipsis of Olduvai technology. (Oldowan) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: Olduvai technology (extra: Oldowan)
    Sense id: en-Olduvai-en-name-jDrbVBgk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Oldowan
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