karoo
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1. karoo - Noun
2. Karoo - Proper noun
Meaning
Any vast prairie bordering a desert.
(South Africa) Any of the composite bushes typical of the Karoo.
Karoo
The vast plain in South Africa that borders the Kalahari Desert.
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Characteristics Culture Trekboere crossing the Karoo The desire to wander, known as trekgees, was a notable characteristic of the Boers.
And if Karoo is a shale windfall, Kavango is its likely extension, according to geologists.
If the Karoo were a clock face, Fraserburg would be at four o'clock.
It inhabits open plains, grasslands and Karoo shrublands in both steep mountainous regions and lower undulating hills at altitudes varying between convert.
In earlier times, springbok of the Kalahari desert and Karoo would migrate in large numbers across the countryside, a practice known as trekbokken.
The DA and the Karoo Development Party (KOP) formed a coalition after all parties failed to obtain a majority in the 2016 local elections.