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kloof
[ kloof ]
/ kluf /
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noun
(in South Africa) a deep glen; ravine.
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Origin of kloof
1725–35; <Afrikaans; akin to cleave2
Words nearby kloof
klister, Klondike, Klondike gold rush, klondyker, klong, kloof, klootchman, Klopstock, klösse, kluck, Kluckhohn
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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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