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(kə ro̵̅o̅′, ka-)

noun pl. karroos

a dry tableland, esp. one in S Africa

also sp. karoo

Origin: Hottentot karo

See karroo in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Variant of karoo.

also Ka·roo

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.

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