Etymology

Kalkfontein

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Today it means: Former name of Karasburg, Namibia, renamed in 1939 when it was South West Africa. Full definition →

Afrikaans kalk fontein
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The story

  1. Afrikaans · derived fromkalk fontein“karst spring”
  2. English todayKalkfontein

From Afrikaans kalk fontein (“karst spring”).

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