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Kalahari

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

noun

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


Kalahari British  
/ ˌkæləˈhɑːrɪ /

noun

  1. 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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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

They proposed that Americans see the illusion only because of their overexposure to carpentry—straight lines and sharp angles that are present in urban environments and the Müller-Lyer figure, but are less prevalent in the Kalahari.

From Slate • Aug. 24, 2025

These findings stem from a remarkable continuous decade-long field study of 40 family groups of sparrow weavers in the Tswalu Kalahari Reserve, South Africa.

From Science Daily • Nov. 9, 2023

“Rex Lawson is a true Nigerian. He does not cleave to his Kalahari tribe; he sings in all our major languages. That’s original—and certainly reason enough to like him,” Miss Adebayo said.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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