veld
veld · velds
велд, фелд
велд
Veld
The open grassland or pastureland of South Africa and neighbouring countriesThe open grassland or pastureland of South Africa and neighbouring countries.
/vɛlt/
Meaning
1 senses(South Africa)The open grassland or pastureland of South Africa and neighbouring countries.
Veld
велдveld
велдveld, фелдfeld
elevated open grassland in southern Africa
Translations
8 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
open grassland or pastureland of South Africa and neighbouring countries:
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By meaning 1
open grassland or pastureland of South Africa and neighbouring countries:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
open grassland or pastureland of South Africa and neighbouring countries:
Origin
Borrowed from Afrikaans veld, or from its etymon Dutch veld (“field; open country”) (formeBorrowed 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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Forms
plural: veldsSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- elevated open grassland in southern Africa:veldt