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Damaraland

American  
[duh-mahr-uh-land, dam-er-uh-] / dəˈmɑr əˌlænd, ˈdæm ər ə- /

noun

  1. a region in the central part of Namibia.


Damaraland British  
/ dəˈmɑːrəˌlænd /

noun

  1. a plateau region of central Namibia, the traditional homeland of the Damara people

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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She said she is familiar with the zoo’s array of animals — from the naked mole rats to the Damaraland mole rats, “which are less naked and much bigger,” she said.

From Washington Post • Nov. 9, 2021

Poaching is a scourge in Damaraland, an arid region of rocky outcroppings in northwest Namibia.

From New York Times • May 2, 2017

One of these—a Damaraland mole rat—slithers into a tube when we arrive and begins stomping its hind-paws on the floor, brushing them backwards.

From Slate • Nov. 18, 2011

Both naked mole rats and their Damaraland cousins live as ants or termites do, in a rigid, insectile society.

From Slate • Nov. 18, 2011

Oci-herero of Damaraland has chiefly been illustrated by German writers, old and new; such as Dr Kolbe and Dr P. H.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" by Various

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