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PRONUNCIATION OF KARIBA DAM

Kariba Dam  [kəˈriːbə dæm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KARIBA DAM

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Kariba Dam is a noun.
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WHAT DOES KARIBA DAM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Kariba Dam

Kariba Dam

The Kariba Dam is a hydroelectric dam in the Kariba Gorge of the Zambezi river basin between Zambia and Zimbabwe. It is one of the largest dams in the world, standing 128 m tall and 579 m long.

Definition of Kariba Dam in the English dictionary

The definition of Kariba Dam in the dictionary is Lake Kariba a dam built across the Zambezi for the purposes of generating hydroelectric power; it created Lake Kariba on the Zambia-Zimbabwe border.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KARIBA DAM


Amsterdam
ˌæmstəˈdæm
bedamn
bɪˈdæm
cofferdam
ˈkɒfəˌdæm
commendam
kəˈmɛndæm
dam
dæm
damn
dæm
Edam
ˈiːdæm
goddam
ˈɡɒdæm
goddamn
ˈɡɒdˈdæm
land-damne
ˈlændˌdæm
mesdames
ˈmeɪˌdæm
milldam
ˈmɪlˌdæm
Potsdam
ˈpɒtsdæm
quidam
ˈkwiːdæm
quondam
ˈkwɒndæm
Rotterdam
ˈrɒtəˌdæm
undam
ʌnˈdæm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KARIBA DAM

Karbala
karearea
Karelia
Karelian
Karelian Isthmus
Karelian Republic
Karen
karengo
Kariba
Karitane
Karitane hospital
Karitane nurse
karite
Karl-Marx-Stadt
Karloff
Karlovy Vary
Karlsbad
Karlskrona
Karlsruhe

WORDS THAT END LIKE KARIBA DAM

Adam
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Aswan Dam
Aswan High Dam
Boulder Dam
cam
cream
dream
Hoover Dam
Ijsselmeer Dam
Islam
jam
Nam
on the beam
program
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spam
steam
Volta River Dam

Synonyms and antonyms of Kariba Dam in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Kariba Dam» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KARIBA DAM

Find out the translation of Kariba Dam to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Kariba Dam from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Kariba Dam» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

卡里巴大坝
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Kariba Dam
570 millions of speakers

English

Kariba Dam
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Kariba बांध
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

سد كاريبا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Кариба Dam
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Kariba Dam
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

করবা বাঁধ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

barrage de Kariba
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Empangan Kariba
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kariba Dam
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カリバ·ダム
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

카리 바 댐
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kariba Dam
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

đập Kariba
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கரிபா அணை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

करिबा डॅम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kariba Barajı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Kariba Dam
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Kariba Dam
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Кариба Dam
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Kariba Dam
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Kariba Dam
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Kariba Dam
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Kariba Dam
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Kariba Dam
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Kariba Dam

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KARIBA DAM»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Kariba Dam

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KARIBA DAM»

Discover the use of Kariba Dam in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Kariba Dam and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Management of the Zambezi River Basin and Kariba Dam
This book brings together articles and conference papers on the Zambezi River and Kariba Dam written by Dr. Tumbare between 1998-2010.
M. J. Tumbare, 2010
2
Southern Africa
Siavonga %01 Siavonga is the main town and resort along the Zambian side of Lake Kariba. Just a few kilometres from the massive Kariba Dam, Siavonga is a quiet and low-key village in contrast to Kariba town (in Zimbabwe) across the lake.
‎2007
3
The Future of Large Dams: Dealing with Social, ...
Built in British colonial Africa in the 1950s, the Kariba Dam provides an important case study for numerous reasons. It was the first mainstream dam on the Zambezi River. It was the first large dam financed by the World Bank in Africa and ...
Thayer Scudder, 2012
4
The Social Consequences of Resettlement: The Impact of the ...
The decision to build Kariba Dam led the Rhodes- Livingstone Institute, now the Institute for African Studies in the University of Zambia, to give priority to research on the Gwembe Tonga. Dr Henry Fosbrooke, its then Director, argued that a ...
Elizabeth Colson, 1971
5
Anthropology, Development and the Post-Modern Challenge
Case 5. The Kariba Dam: the effects of resettlement9 Many large-scale projects which are designed to improve national infrastructure, and which are perceived as being solely technical, require the resettlement of large numbers of people.
Katy Gardner, 1996
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Dams and Disease: Ecological Design and Health Impacts of ...
16.1 Hydroelectric dams The only truly international water-resource project in the basin is the Kariba Dam Hydroelectric Project, constructed jointly by previous governments in Zambia and Zimbabwe (Figure 16.1). Kariba Dam was ...
William Jobin, 1999
7
Southern Africa
Workers from the Italian company that helped create Kariba Dam built the church in memory of 21 colleagues who died during the dam's construction. The Operation Noah Monument nearby commemorates the 1959 rescue of wildlife from the ...
Kate Armstrong, James Bainbridge, Matthew D. Firestone, 2010
8
Light and Power for a Multiracial Nation: The Kariba Dam ...
The Kariba Dam Scheme in the Central African Federation Julia Tischler. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 1956 (third quotation); 'The Kariba contracts', Rhodesia Herald, 16 July 1956; Reed to Curson, ...
Julia Tischler, 2013
9
Water Resources Management in the Face of ...
lower catchment, located between Victoria Falls and the Kariba Dam. Almost 60 % of the 9 x 109 m3 of average annual flow from the lower catchment is concentrated between January and March (Santa Clara, 1988). Since the creation of the ...
Zdzislaw Kaczmarek, 1996
10
Grains from Grass: Aging, Gender, and Famine in Rural Africa
Additionally, with the building of the Kariba Dam on the Zambezi River in 1958, and subsequent relocation of 57,000 valley residents, Southern Province has been a target of external interventions that impact a broad swath of the population in ...
Lisa Cliggett, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KARIBA DAM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Kariba Dam is used in the context of the following news items.
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Zambia : Electricity shortage not political- Energy Deputy Minister
... climate change has affected the rainfall pattern which has led to low water levels at Kariba dam and the supply of hydro power in the country. «Lusaka Times, Jul 15»
2
AfDB Avails US$2,8 Million for Parliament, AG's Office
The bank said it has eight active operations with a total commitment of $80 million towards rehabilitation of Kariba Dam, improving economic ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
3
Get friendly with visitors from the wild at Hwangey National Park in …
There are several safari areas in the Zambezi Valley below Kariba Dam, where elephant, buffalo, lion, leopard, and all species of antelope are ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
4
Zesco accuses mines of resisting load-shedding
He told members of parliament that Zesco had reduced power generation capacity owing to the low water levels in the Kariba Dam. «postzambia.com, Jul 15»
5
Power Deficit - Real or Artificial?
Over the weekend, President Edgar Lungu visited the Kafue Gorge and the Kariba Dam to have a firsthand sense of the load-shedding problem ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
6
PF will leave treasury empty - Hamududu
... Hamududu says lack of planning is behind the current load-shedding by Zesco Limited and not the reported low water levels in Kariba Dam. «postzambia.com, Jul 15»
7
Low tariffs hinder power investment
Zambia has in the rest weeks experienced load shedding which the power utility has attributed to the diminished water level in the Kariba Dam ... «ZNBC, Jul 15»
8
Zambia's Crippling Energy Crisis Is Changing Life for Everyone. And …
Most of the country's electricity is generated at the Kariba Dam, on the Zambezi River bordering Zimbabwe, and at Kafue Gorge on the Kafue ... «Global Voices Online, Jul 15»
9
Abantu abanshilemfwaya kuti banduka - Lungu
... call on chief Simamba, chief Sinadambwe and chief Chipepo at Zesco Guesthouse on his tour to check on the water level at the Kariba Dam. «postzambia.com, Jul 15»
10
Copper output to drop
“Production will equally go down this year owing to electricity challenges resulting from the low water levels at the Kariba Dam. Government is ... «Times of Zambia, Jul 15»

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