variants:
or karroo
plural karoos or karroos
Definition of karoo
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a dry tableland of southern Africa
Karoo
geographical namevariants:
or Karroo
Definition of Karoo (Entry 2 of 2)
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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The first known use of karoo was in 1789
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