Okavango

geographical name Oka·van·go \ˌō-kä-ˈväŋ-(ˌ)gō\

Definition of OKAVANGO

river 1000 miles (1609 kilometers) SW cen Africa rising in cen Angola & flowing S & E to empty into Okavango Swamps or Okavango Delta (great marsh area N of Lake Ngami in NW Botswana)

Variants of OKAVANGO

Oka·van·go or Portuguese Cu·ban·go \kü-ˈbäŋ-(ˌ)gü\

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