variants
or karroo
plural karoos or karroos
: a dry tableland of southern Africa
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“Karoo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/karoo. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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Karoo
geographical name
Ka·roo
kə-ˈrü 
variants
or Karroo
plateau region of the western part of the Republic of South Africa west of the Drakensberg Mountains
Note: The Karoo region is divided into the Little Karoo in the central Western Cape province , the Great Karoo in the Western Cape and Eastern Cape provinces , and the Northern Karoo in the Northern Cape, Free State, and North West provinces.
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