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Kalahari

American

[kah-luh-hahr-ee, kal-uh-] / ˌkɑ ləˈhɑr i, ˌkæl ə- /

noun

a desert region in SW Africa, largely in Botswana. 100,000 sq. mi. (259,000 sq. km).

Kalahari British

/ ˌkæləˈhɑːrɪ /

noun

Also known as: the Kalahari Desert. an extensive arid plateau of South Africa, Namibia, and Botswana. Area: 260 000 sq km (100 000 sq miles)

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The show featured a long-term research site in the Kalahari Desert run by Tim Clutton-Brock, an evolutionary biologist retired from the University of Cambridge.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

Brazil are unbeaten in five matches at the six-team Kalahari Women's T20 tournament, which is being staged entirely in Gaborone, the capital of Botswana.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Some of the Eastern Rock sengis were living very close to Bushveld sengis, a surprising result since Tswalu Kalahari Reserve lies outside the species' expected range.

From Science Daily • Jan. 29, 2026

In her humble home on the red soil of the Green Kalahari, 92-year-old Katrina Esau listened intently as her two great-grandchildren practised the ancient N|uu language of South Africa's indigenous San people.

From Barron's • Oct. 10, 2025

Foragers today live mainly in isolated and inhospitable areas such as the Arctic or the Kalahari, where population density is very low and opportunities to fight other people are limited.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

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