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 new study builds on earlier work at Wonderwerk Cave, located in South Africa's Kalahari Desert.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 24, 2026

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

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

Standard Kalahari Desert meerkats do not behave like frogs.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

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