Definitions for veldvɛlt, fɛlt

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veldvɛlt, fɛlt(n.)

or veldt

  1. the open country, bearing grass, bushes, or shrubs, or thinly forested, characteristic of parts of S Africa.

Origin of veld:

1795–1805; < Afrik < D: field

Princeton's WordNet

  1. veld, veldt(noun)

    elevated open grassland in southern Africa

Wiktionary

  1. veld(Noun)

    The open pasture land of South Africa.

  2. Origin: From obsolete veldt (now veld), from fulþuz ( > English field).


Translations for veld

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

field(noun)

a piece of land enclosed for growing crops, keeping animals etc

Our house is surrounded by fields.

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