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Kgalagadi.

A district in south-west Botswana, which includes much of the Kalahari Desert.

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Meaning & usage

name/ˌxalaˈxɑːdi/General-South-African
  1. A district in south-west Botswana, which includes much of the Kalahari Desert.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Tswana kgala Tswana -gadi Tswana Kgalagadiubor. English Kgalagadi Unadapted borrowing from Tswana Kgalagadi (literally “a large, dry area”), from kgala (“become dry”) + -gadi (“large”). Doublet of Kalahari.

noun/ˌxalaˈxɑːdi/General-South-African
  1. A member of a Tswana people chiefly living in the Kalahari Desert.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Tswana kgala Tswana -gadi Tswana Kgalagadiubor. English Kgalagadi Unadapted borrowing from Tswana Kgalagadi (literally “a large, dry area”), from kgala (“become dry”) + -gadi (“large”). Doublet of Kalahari.

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