Meanings
proper nounthe Kalahari
- A large desert in Southern Africa, including much of Botswana, and part of Namibia and Northern Cape, South Africa.
Synonyms: Kalahari Desert
noun
- alternativeAlternative form of Kgalagadi
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA large desert in Southern Africa, including much of Botswana, and part of Namibia and Northern Cape, South Africa.
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Origin
- Tswanakgala
- TswanaKgalagadi
- EnglishKalahari
An adapted borrowing of Tswana Kgalagadi (literally “a large, dry area”). Doublet of Kgalagadi.
More words from Tswana
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic صَحْرَاء كَلَهَارِي, كَلَهَارِي
- صَحْرَاء كَلَهَارِي (ṣaḥrāʔ kalahārī)large desert in Southern Africa
- كَلَهَارِي (kalahārī)large desert in Southern Africa
Greek Καλαχάρι, έρημος Καλαχάρι
- Καλαχάρι (Kalachári)large desert in Southern Africa
- έρημος Καλαχάρι (érimos Kalachári)large desert in Southern Africa
Hindi कालाहारी
- कालाहारी (kālāhārī)large desert in Southern Africa
Hungarian Kalahári
- Kalahárilarge desert in Southern Africa
Italian Kalahari, deserto del Kalahari
- Kalaharilarge desert in Southern Africa
- deserto del Kalaharilarge desert in Southern Africa
Japanese カラハリ砂漠
- カラハリ砂漠 (Karahari sabaku)large desert in Southern Africa
Korean 칼라하리 사막
- 칼라하리 사막 (Kallahari samak)large desert in Southern Africa
Russian Калаха́ри, пусты́ня Калаха́ри
- Калаха́ри (Kalaxári)large desert in Southern Africa
- пусты́ня Калаха́ри (pustýnja Kalaxári)large desert in Southern Africa
Spanish Kalahari, desierto del Kalahari
- Kalaharilarge desert in Southern Africa
- desierto del Kalaharilarge desert in Southern Africa
Ukrainian Калаха́рі, пусте́ля Калаха́рі
- Калаха́рі (Kalaxári)large desert in Southern Africa
- пусте́ля Калаха́рі (pustélja Kalaxári)large desert in Southern Africa
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Kalahari
safaribarryFerrariMaristarryvarisharidariQataricalamaritarryBihariscarryCharijarryCampariwaricharivariZanzibarifutanarishibaricharryabkaricarbonari
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
Kalahari. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kalahari
MLA
“Kalahari.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kalahari. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kalahari,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kalahari.
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