Caprivi Strip

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Caprivi Strip

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Named after the German chancellor Leo von Caprivi, who negotiated with the British about this strip of land as well as the island of Helgoland in exchange for Zanzibar in 1890.

proper noun the Caprivi Strip

A narrow strip of land politically belonging to the country of Namibia and connecting the mainland with the Zambezi river.

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"Caprivi Strip." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/caprivi%20strip. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{caprivi_strip_2026,
  title = {Caprivi Strip},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/caprivi%20strip},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}