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Karoo definition

kə-ro͝o
karoos karroos
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An arid plateau of southern Africa.
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A semiarid plateau. The most well-known karoos cover nearly 400,000 sq km (156,000 sq mi) of southern Africa. Karoos are terrace shaped and characterized by low scrub vegetation.
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Any vast prairie bordering a desert.
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The vast plain in South Africa that borders the Kalahari Desert.
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Alternative Forms

Alternative Form of karoo - Karroo

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Noun

Singular:
karoo
Plural:
karoos

Origin of karoo

  • Afrikaans from Nama !garo-b veld, grazing land

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Karoo Sentence Examples

  • We then made a stop in an area of rocky ground and scattered acacias where we got excellent views of two Karoo Long-billed Larks.

  • This is in the karoo, flat scrubland with the Asbestos Mountains in the distance.

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