Okavango
geographical name
Oka·van·go
| \ ˌō-kä-ˈväŋ-(ˌ)gō
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variants:
or Portuguese Cubango \
kü-ˈbäŋ-(ˌ)gü
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Definition of Okavango
river 1000 miles (1609 kilometers) long in southwest central Africa rising in central Angola and flowing south and east to empty into the
Okavango Swamps (great marsh area north of Lake Ngami in northwestern Botswana)
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“Okavango.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Okavango. Accessed 14 May. 2021.
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