Drakensberg

[ drah-kuh nz-burg ]

/ ˈdrɑ kənzˌbɜrg /

noun

a mountain range in the E Republic of South Africa: highest peak, 10,988 feet (3350 meters).

Also called Quathlamba.

Example sentences from the Web for drakensberg

If you're up for a drive and a gorgeous scenic adventure, consider a jaunt to the Drakensberg Mountains.

Gal With a Suitcase |Jolie Hunt |July 10, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
I am told that up in the Drakensberg yonder the ant-bear holes are full of Englishmen.

Jess |H. Rider Haggard
The district lies in the south-east of the province and is traversed by the Drakensberg.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 |Various
The hoof-marks led southwards, towards the Drakensberg Mountains.

Our Little Boer Cousin |Luna May Innes

A Shangaan baboon’—he grinned at his companion—‘is more easily frightened than those of the Drakensberg.

McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 4, August 1908 |Various
Report has it that in some of the Drakensberg kloofs between Basutoland and Natal a few stray eland may also be found.

The African Colony |John Buchan

British Dictionary definitions for drakensberg

Drakensberg

/ (ˈdrɑːkənzˌbɜːɡ) /

noun

a mountain range in southern Africa, extending through Lesotho, E South Africa, and Swaziland. Highest peak: Thabana Ntlenyana, 3482 m (11 425 ft) Sotho name: Quathlamba

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