Botswana desert Crossword Clue

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Botswana desert Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a desert in southwestern Africa – largely Botswana

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

BOTSWANA (noun)
1. a landlocked republic in south-central Africa that became independent from British control in the 1960s
DESERT (verb)
1. desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army
2. leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
DESERT (noun)
1. arid land with little or no vegetation
2. (usually plural) a person’s deservingness of or entitlement to reward or punishment

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