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kloof

[ kloof ]
/ kluf /

noun

(in South Africa) a deep glen; ravine.

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Origin of kloof

1725–35; <Afrikaans; akin to cleave2

Words nearby kloof

Klondike, Klondike gold rush, klondyker, klong, Klonopin, kloof, klootchman, Klopstock, K-Lor, klösse, kluck
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British Dictionary definitions for kloof

kloof
/ (kluːf) /

noun

a mountain pass or gorge in southern Africa

Word Origin for kloof

C18: from Afrikaans, from Middle Dutch clove a cleft; see cleave 1
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