Caprivi Strip

proper noun

A narrow strip of land politically belonging to the country of Namibia and connecting the mainland with the Zambezi river.

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Meanings

proper nounthe Caprivi Strip
  1. A narrow strip of land politically belonging to the country of Namibia and connecting the mainland with the Zambezi river.

Origin

Named after the German chancellor Leo von Caprivi, who negotiated with the British about this strip of land as well as the island of Helgoland in exchange for Zanzibar in 1890.

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APA

Caprivi Strip. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Caprivi%20Strip

MLA

“Caprivi Strip.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Caprivi%20Strip. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Caprivi Strip,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Caprivi%20Strip.

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