Caprivi Strip

Meaning

Proper Noun

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

Origin

  • 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.

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