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the open country, bearing grass, bushes, or shrubs, or thinly forested, characteristic of parts of southern Africa.
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Veld
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| veld or veldt (fɛlt, vɛlt, fɛlt, vɛlt) | |
| —n | |
| bushveld highveld See also renosterveld pampas prairie Compare steppe elevated open grassland in Southern Africa | |
| [C19: from Afrikaans, from earlier Dutch veldt | |
| veldt or veldt | |
| —n | |
| [C19: from Afrikaans, from earlier Dutch veldt | |
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American Heritage
Science Dictionary
veldt also veld  (vělt, fělt) Pronunciation Key
An extensive, treeless grassland of southern Africa. |
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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veld
name given to various types of open country in Southern Africa that is used for pasturage and farmland. To most South African farmers today the "veld" refers to the land they work, much of which has long since ceased to be "natural."
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