Meaning & use

veldt

noun·Advanced

Open, grassy land in southern Africa, typically with few trees, used for farming or grazing.

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Herds of antelope roamed freely across the sunlit veldt at dawn each morning.

The novel is set on a remote farm surrounded by miles of open veldt.

A note on using this word

A loanword from Afrikaans and Dutch, specifically associated with the landscape of southern Africa.

Words with a similar meaning

grasslandsavanna

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