Kgalagadi

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General South African/ˌxalaˈxɑːdi/

proper noun

A district in south-west Botswana, which includes much of the Kalahari Desert.

Similar
BakgalagadiBakalahadiBakalahariBakgalagalis
OriginTswana Kgalagadi →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A district in south-west Botswana, which includes much of the Kalahari Desert.
nounKgalagadi (plural Kgalagadi)
  1. A member of a Tswana people chiefly living in the Kalahari Desert.

    Synonyms: Bakgalagadi, Bakalahadi, Bakalahari, Bakgalagalis

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA member of a Tswana people chiefly living in the Kalahari Desert.

Similar
BakgalagadiBakalahadiBakalahariBakgalagalis
Also see
bakalahadibakalaharibakgalagadibakgalagalis

Origin

  1. Tswanakgala
  2. TswanaKgalagadi
  3. EnglishKgalagadi

Unadapted borrowing from Tswana Kgalagadi (literally “a large, dry area”), from kgala (“become dry”) + -gadi (“large”). Doublet of Kalahari.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Kgalagadi

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APA

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

MLA

“Kgalagadi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kgalagadi. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kgalagadi,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kgalagadi.

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