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karoo
Ka·roo K0017200 (kə-ro͞o′) See Karroo.
ka·roo also kar·roo (kə-ro͞o′)n. pl. ka·roos also kar·roos An arid plateau of southern Africa.
[Afrikaans, from Nama !garo-b, veld, grazing land.]Karoo (kəˈruː) or Karroon (often not capital) , pl -roos1. (Placename) any of several high arid plateaus in South Africa, esp the Central Karoo and the Little Karoo. The highveld, north of the Central Karoo, is sometimes called the Northern Karoo2. (Geological Science) a period or rock system in Southern Africa equivalent to the period or system extending from the Upper Carboniferous to the Lower Jurassic: divided into Lower and Upper Karooadj (Geological Science) of, denoting, or formed in the Karoo period[C18: from Afrikaans karo, probably from Khoikhoi garo desert]Karoo
Karoo, Karroo1. any of several high arid plateaus in South Africa, esp the Central Karoo and the Little Karoo. The highveld, north of the Central Karoo, is sometimes called the Northern Karoo 2. a period or rock system in Southern Africa equivalent to the period or system extending from the Upper Carboniferous to the Lower Jurassic: divided into Lower and Upper Karoo karoo[kə′rü] (geography) karroo |