Karroo
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Kar·roo
also Ka·roo (kə-ro͞o′) A semiarid plateau region of southwest South Africa. It is divided into the North Karroo, along the Orange River; the Great (or Central) Karroo; and the Little Karroo, near the coast.
kar·roo
(kə-ro͞o′)n.
Variant of karoo.
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Kar•roo
(kəˈru)n., pl. -roos for 2.
1. a vast plateau in the S Republic of South Africa, in Cape of Good Hope province. 100,000 sq. mi. (260,000 sq. km); 3000–4000 ft. (900–1200 m) above sea level.
2. (l.c.) Also, ka•roo′. an arid South African tableland with red clay soil.
[< Afrikaans kar(r)oo]
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