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单词 okavango
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Okavango

[ oh-kuh-vang-goh, -vahng- ]
/ ˌoʊ kəˈvæŋ goʊ, -ˈvɑŋ- /

noun

a river in central Africa, flowing SE from Angola to Botswana. About 1,000 miles (1,610 km) long.
Portuguese Cu·ban·go, Ku·ban·go [koo-bahn-goo] /kʊˈbɑ̃ gʊ/ . Formerly O·ko·van·go, O·ko·vang·go .

Words nearby Okavango

OK, oka, Okanagan, Okanagan Lake, okapi, Okavango, okay, Okayama, Okazaki, oke, Okeechobee
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Example sentences from the Web for Okavango

  • These streams have an easterly direction, their beds, often dry, joining the Okavango.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7|Various

  • I crossed the Okavango somewhere up towards its sources, and then found myself in the wild country of the Mukassakwere Bushmen.

    Tales of South Africa|H.A. Bryden

  • A fortnight later they were camped on a tributary stream north of the Okavango.

    Tales of South Africa|H.A. Bryden

British Dictionary definitions for Okavango

Okavango

Okovango

/ (ˌəʊkəˈvɑːŋɡəʊ) /

noun

a river in SW central Africa, rising in central Angola and flowing southeast, then east as part of the border between Angola and Namibia, then southeast across the Caprivi Strip into Botswana to form a great marsh known as the Okavango Basin, Delta or Swamp. Length: about 1600 km (1000 miles)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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