sweet Karoo, noun phrase

/ˌswiːt kəˈruː/
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AfrikaansShow more Translation of Afrikaans soet sweet + Karoo (see Karoo).
Land on which the Karoo bush (see Karoo sense 2) is found; this bush. Also attributive.
1896 R. Wallace Farming Indust. of Cape Col. 16The country to the west of De Aar..is genuine sweet Karoo, forming excellent pasture for sheep, goats, and ostriches.
1968 Farmer’s Weekly 3 Jan. 7The veld consists of iron stone rante, vleis and sweet karoo flats.
1972 Farmer’s Weekly 21 Apr. 7613 excellent camps with water, outstanding sweet karoo grazing carrying 1 200 sheep.
1978 Daily Dispatch 17 Aug. 3The farm is 1 978 ha of mountain veld with good mixed bushveld, thorn trees and sweet Karoo with rooigras.
Land on which the Karoo bush (see Karoo sense 2) is found; this bush. Also attributive.
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