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单词 kariba
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Kariba

[ kuh-ree-buh ]
/ kəˈri bə /

noun

an artificial lake in SE Africa on the border of SW Zimbabwe and S Zambia: site of hydroelectric power project. About 2,000 sq. mi. (5,200 sq. km).

Words nearby Kariba

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Example sentences from the Web for Kariba

  • On their passage down the river, in approaching Kariba Rapids, they came upon a herd of upwards of thirty hippopotami.

    Great African Travellers|W.H.G. Kingston
  • No one ever risked his life in Kariba without first paying the river-doctor, or priest, for his prayers.

    A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and Its Tributaries|David Livingstone
  • A few miles above Kariba we observed that, in two small hamlets, many of the inhabitants had a similar affection of the skin.

    A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and Its Tributaries|David Livingstone

British Dictionary definitions for Kariba

Kariba
/ (kəˈriːbə) /

noun Lake Kariba

a lake on the Zambia-Zimbabwe border, created by the building of the Kariba Dam across the Zambezi for hydroelectric power. Length: 282 km (175 miles)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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