veld

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun elevated open grassland in southern Africa

Etymology

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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Synonyms

veldt

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