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veld.

The open grassland or pastureland of South Africa and neighbouring countries.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/vɛlt/Received-Pronunciation/fɛlt/Received-Pronunciation/vɛld/Received-Pronunciation/vɛlt/General-American
  1. The open grassland or pastureland of South Africa and neighbouring countries.

    South-Africa
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Afrikaans veld, or from its etymon Dutch veld (“field; open country”) (formerly spelled veldt), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *felþuz (“field, plain”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat”). Doublet of field.

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