Karoo definition
An arid plateau of southern Africa.
noun
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.
The vast plain in South Africa that borders the Kalahari Desert.
pronoun
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Alternative Forms
Alternative Form of karoo -
Karroo
Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
karoo
Plural:
karoosOrigin of karoo
- Afrikaans from Nama !garo-b veld, grazing land
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition