karoo
noun
ka·roo kə-ˈrü 
variants or karroo
plural karoos or karroos
: a dry tableland of southern Africa
Word History
Etymology
Afrikaans karo, from Khoikhoi karo, karro hard, dry
First Known Use
1789, in the meaning defined above
Geographical Definition
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.
karoos
noun
variants or karroos
as in punas
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- punas
- highlands
- uplands
- altiplanos
- domes
- buttes
- heights
- plateaus
- mesas
- tablelands
- tables
- plateaux