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Molopo

[ muh-loh-poh ]

noun

  1. a river in S Africa, flowing SW along the S Botswana-N South Africa border to the Orange River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.


Molopo

/ məˈləʊpəʊ /

noun

  1. a seasonal river rising in N South Africa and flowing west and southwest to the Orange river. Length: about 1000 km (600 miles)


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In the south the rivers, such as the Molopo and the Kuruman, drain towards the Orange.

The railroad, running north and south, takes a westerly bend as it crosses the Molopo River some 300 yards south of the town.

The Molopo, a very imposing river on the map, is dry in its lower stretches.

The whole country is under British protection; that part which is S. of the river Molopo was made a crown colony in 1885.

He and his band of 700 men had advanced up the Molopo, burnt the stadt as a signal to his allies, and thus made an entry.

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