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Karoo

Pronunciation: /kəˈruː/

(also Karroo)
Definition of Karoo
  • an elevated semi-desert plateau in South Africa.
  • [as mass noun] (karoo) South African semi-desert land like that of the Karoo.

Origin:

from Khoikhoi, literally 'hard, dry'

Karoo in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Karoo in the US English dictionary