veld

veld
Synonyms and related words:
agricultural region, alkali flat, alluvial plain, arable land, basin, black belt, bottomland, bushveld, campo, champaign, champaign country, citrus belt, coastal plain, corn belt, cotton belt, countryside, delta, desert, down, downs, dust bowl, farm belt, farm country, farmland, fell, flat, flat country, flatland, flats, fruit belt, grass, grass roots, grass veld, grassland, grazing, grazing region, haugh, haughland, heath, highlands, lande, lea, level, llano, lowland, lowlands, lunar mare, mare, mead, meadow, meadow land, meadows and pastures, mesa, mesilla, moor, moorland, moors, open country, pampa, pampas, park, pasturage, pasture, pasture land, peneplain, plain, plains, plateau, playa, prairie, prairies, province, provinces, range, rural district, rustic region, salt flat, salt marsh, salt pan, savanna, sebkha, steppe, steppeland, steppes, swale, table, tableland, the country, the soil, the sticks, tobacco belt, tree veld, tundra, upland, uplands, vega, weald, wheat belt, wide-open spaces, wold, woodland, woods and fields, yokeldom

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  • veld — veld …   Dictionnaire des rimes

  • veld — ou veldt [ vɛlt ] n. m. • 1902, 1964; mot néerl. « champ, campagne » ♦ Géogr. Steppe de l Afrique du Sud. ⊗ HOM. Velte. ● veld nom masculin (néerlandais veld, champ) Prairie tempérée d Afrique du Sud dont les arbres sont exclus par suite d une… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Veld — es una palabra neerlandesa y afrikáans que designa las praderas y sabanas que se extienden por el norte y el nordeste de la República de Sudáfrica. El Veld se articula en cuatro áreas diferentes: El Alto Veld o Highveld. El Bajo Veld o Lowveld.… …   Wikipedia Español

  • veld — s. n. savană cu ierburi înalte pe platourile Africii de Sud. (< fr. veld) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN …   Dicționar Român

  • veld — or veldt [velt] n. [Afrik < MDu veld, a FIELD] in S & E Africa, open, grassy country, with few bushes and trees; grassland …   English World dictionary

  • Veld — (holländ., »Feld«), in zusammengesetzten südafrikanischen Ortsnamen oft vorkommend, bedeutet: Weide und Jagdfeld, Ebene …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • veld — 1785, S.African, from older Du. veldt (see FIELD (Cf. field) (n.)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • veld — (also veldt) ► NOUN ▪ open, uncultivated country or grassland in southern Africa. ORIGIN Afrikaans, field …   English terms dictionary

  • veld — /velt, felt/, n. the open country, bearing grass, bushes, or shrubs, or thinly forested, characteristic of parts of southern Africa. Also, veldt. [1795 1805; < Afrik < D: FIELD] * * * ▪ grasslands, Africa Introduction Afrikaans“field”  name given …   Universalium

  • Veld — The term Veld, or Veldt, refers primarily (but not exclusively) to the wide open rural spaces of South Africa or southern Africa and in particular to certain flatter areas or districts covered in grass or low scrub. The word comes from the… …   Wikipedia

  • Veld — Le mot veld (ou velt) désigne essentiellement mais pas exclusivement les larges espaces de la campagne en Afrique du Sud, ces espaces ont un relief peu marqué et sont couverts d herbe et d arbustes. Ils sont exploités par des activités pastorales …   Wikipédia en Français

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