Caprivi Strip
Proper noun
Meaning
the Caprivi Strip
(geography) A narrow strip of land politically belonging to the country of Namibia and connecting the mainland with the Zambezi river.
Examples
Air Force K-8 In August 1999, a separatist Lozi faction in the Caprivi Strip launched a coup attempt (see Caprivi conflict ) which was summarily put down by the Namibian Defence Force.
It wanted the Caprivi Strip to secede in order to form its own society.
The Caprivi Strip in Namibia gave Germany access to the Zambezi River and thereby to German colonies in East Africa.