Limpopo
geographical name
Lim·po·po
lim-ˈpō-(ˌ)pō 
1
or Crocodile
river 1000 miles (1609 kilometers) long in southern Africa flowing from Limpopo province, Republic of South Africa, into the Indian Ocean in Mozambique
2
or formerly Northern
or Noord
ˈnȯrd
or earlier Northern Transvaal
province of the northeastern part of the Republic of South Africa bordering Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique area 47,598 square miles (123,280 square kilometers), population 5,405,000
ˈnȯrt
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“Limpopo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Limpopo. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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