Komati

[ kuh-mah-tee ]

/ kəˈmɑ ti /

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noun

a river in NE South Africa, N Swaziland, and SW Mozambique, flowing generally NE to the Indian Ocean. 500 miles (805 km) long.

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Words nearby Komati

Kolwezi, Kolyma, Kolyma Mountains, Kolyma Range, Komandorski Islands, Komati, komatik, kombu, kombucha, Komenský, Komi

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How to use Komati in a sentence

It follows the south bank of the river and enters the high country at Komati Poort.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 8|Various
The Boers had also a force estimated at 3000 in laager near Komati Poort.
South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6)|Louis Creswicke
This was made from Belfast, and the force, which consisted of about fourteen hundred men, advanced south to the Komati River.
The Great Boer War|Arthur Conan Doyle
The valley of the Komati River was exceedingly difficult country for the British army to operate over.
The Record of a Regiment of the Line|M. Jacson

I remembered a story of an escaped prisoner during the war who had only the Komati River between him and safety.
Prester John|John Buchan

British Dictionary definitions for Komati

Komati

/ (kəˈmɑːtɪ, ˈkəʊmətɪ) /

noun

a river in southern Africa, rising in E South Africa and flowing east through Swaziland and Mozambique to the Indian Ocean at Delagoa Bay. Length: about 800 km (500 miles)

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