veld

Meaning

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

Synonyms

veldt

steppe

plain

grazing land

outback

pampas

prairie

range

savannah

tundra

bush country

grass land

bush

sheep run

common

desert

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/vɛlt/

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.